171108-N-XU691-014 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2017) Lance Cpl. Derek Taylor paints the ladder of an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 323 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Claypool/Released)