170224-N-RM689-528 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 24, 2017) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) receives cargo from Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a replenishment-at-sea. Carl Vinson is on a western Pacific deployment with its 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)