170606-N-NI812-021 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2017) Lt. Jason Miyoshi, from Torrance, Calif., signals to an F/A-18C Hornet from the Death Rattlers of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 as it is launched from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is in the Pacific Ocean on a scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead/Released)