170708-N-UM507-031 BAY OF BENGAL (July 8, 2017) U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Gonzalez, from Los Angeles, communicates with other lookouts while standing his watch as the bridge phone talker aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Bay of Bengal. 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 Weston A. Mohr/Released)