171205-N-HS117-024 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 05,2017) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) returns from deployment to Naval Air Station North Island. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly 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 security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Recruit Jeffery L. Southerland/Released)