171207-N-CE703-037 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 7, 2017) Two F/A-18E Super Hornets perform an aerial refueling while flying past the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Shoup (DDG 86) and USS Kidd (DDG 100) during a Tiger Cruise 2017, Dec. 7, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. 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 and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ian D. Zagrocki/Released)