170203-N-BL637-084 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 3, 2017) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Dan Triplett, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), monitors a catapult on the flight deck. The Carl Vinson 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 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)