171123-N-UM507-030 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2017) Capt. Kevin Lenox, center, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), carves a turkey during a Thanksgiving meal aboard Nimitz while Cmdr. J.W. David Kurtz, Nimitz' executive officer, left, and Nimitz' Command Master Chief, Jimmy Hailey, observe, Nov. 24, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled 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 3rd Class Weston A. Mohr/Released)