170218-N-HD638-115 LUZON STRAIT (Feb. 18, 2017) Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Uriel Lewis, left, and Aviation Machinists Mate 3rd Class Jouvens Vital conduct maintenance on an F/A-18C Hornet from the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and its carrier strike group is on a western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Brown/Released)