170130-N-RM689-327 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2017) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jacob Kruegar (front), from Seattle, Wash., and Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Nick Gravesande, from Tecate, Mexico, wait for an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 to approach during a practice exercise for a future vertical replenishment-at-sea on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The ship is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)