180312-N-WE240-0111 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 12, 2018) Sailors assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 prepare to load an AGM 114 Hellfire missile onto an aircraft on the flight deck of 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 Elton Charles Wheeler/Released)