170324-N-RM689-094 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 24, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Ronaldjay Juego, from San Diego, signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, as Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Runsiya Richards, from Tacoma, Washington, acts as a safety observer on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) during flight quarters. Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend U.S. 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have routinely patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)