170315-N-QF605-073 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 15, 2017) Rear Adm. Jim Kilby, right, commander, Carrier Strike Group 1, Capt. Doug Verissimo, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Capt. Nick Sarap, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 1, and Capt. Tom Barber, commander, Carrier Air Wing 2, accept gifts on the pier in Busan, Republic of Korea. The Carl Vinson 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 aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda Dunford/Released)