171115-N-XU691-401 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 15, 2017) Sailors prepare to operate fork lifts as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, delivers supplies to the flight deck 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 responsibility in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. The U.S. Pacific Fleet has patrolled the Indo-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional security, stability and prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Claypool/Released)