170312-N-BL637-153 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 12, 2017) Gen. Lee Sun Jin, chairman of the Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff, center, and Gen. Leem, Ho-young, deputy commander, Combined Force, Republic of Korea, right center, observe flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. The ship and its carrier strike group are on awestern 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)