170108-N-RM689-062 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 8, 2017) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Joshua Buell, left, and Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman Stephen Monclovia guide a retrievable exercise (REX) torpedo onto a handcart aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The ship is part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group who will report to U.S. 3rd Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, while deployed to the western Pacific as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet into the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)