170204-N-HD638-025 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 4, 2017) Sailors conduct flight operations on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship's 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)