180817-N-GC639-1022 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 17, 2018) Sailors lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat into the water from the boat deck aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), to conduct small boat operations. Spruance is currently conducting routine operations as part of Carrier Strike Group 3, in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)