170606-N-WM647-317 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2017) An F/A-18F Super Hornet strike fighter assigned to the Blue Diamonds of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 prepares to land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations, June 6, 2017, 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 2nd Class Elesia K. Patten/Released)