171122-N-ZR324-016 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 22, 2017) Cmdr. David Kurtz, middle, executive officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), cuts a birthday cake with Master-at-Arms Seaman Jack Maddy, left, and Chief Logistics Specialist John Ball the youngest and oldest Sailors with November birthdays aboard the ship. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a deployment to the western Pacific. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jose Madrigal)