171120-N-UD618-027 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 20, 2017) Command Master Chief Jimmy Hailey, command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), helps cut a cake to celebrate National American Indian and Native Alaskan Heritage Month during an event presented by the multicultural committee aboard Nimitz. 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 Kennishah J. Maddux/Released)