170623-N-WE240-067 SAN DIEGO (June 23, 2017) Sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) returns to its homeport of Naval Air Station North Island. Carl Vinson Strike Group completed a five-and-a-half-month deployment to the Western Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elton Charles Wheeler/Released)