170703-N-XL056-091 SURIGAO STRAIT (July 3, 2017) Lt. Cmdr. Robert Johnson, a chaplain aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), gives a speech during a commemoration ceremony for the Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Surigao Strait. Nimitz is on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Leon Wong/Released)