170605-N-KR702-017 SAN DIEGO (June 5, 2017) Rear Adm. Bill Byrne, commander of Carrier Strike Group 11, talks with reporters before departing for deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 5, 2017, in San Diego. Nimitz is joining Carrier Air Wing 11, Destroyer Squadron 9 and the rest of Carrier Strike Group 11 to depart on a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Holly L. Herline/Released)