180317-N-MT837-0410 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 17, 2018) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), foreground, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), middle, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182) participate in a bilateral exercise. 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 Dylan M. Kinee/Released)