170809-N-ME396-087 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2017) Ensign Christopher Eastman, assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, bows before a statue of Buddha at the end of a Buddhist service in the chapel aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship and its carrier strike group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tristan B. Lotz/Released)