180313-N-LO978-0243 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 13, 2018) Sailors assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 prepare an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is operating in the western Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Axxzjavon Sampson/Released)