170404-N-HX806-057 SINGAPORE (April 4, 2017) Sideboys render honors to Col. Cheong Kwok Chien, commander, Singapore Fleet, during a reception in aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and it's carrier strike group are 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 photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tom Tonthat/Released)