170225-N-CG677-014 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 25, 2017) Sailors transport aviation support equipment on the flight deck of 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 Seaman Jake Cannady/Released)