BREMERTON, Wash. (Aug. 5, 2020) Capt. Barth Merrill, left, the senior medical officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), briefs Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett, commander, Navy Region Northwest, on the ship's efforts to combat COVID-19. Carl Vinson is currently undergoing regularly scheduled maintenance pierside in Bremerton, Wash. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian M. Huntington)