170218-N-BL637-023 LUZON STRAIT (Feb. 18, 2017) Sailors brace themselves as an MH-60R Sea Hawk from the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and its carrier strike group is on a regularly scheduled 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)