PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 25, 2021) Lt. Kashmeir Kirkpatrick, from Onley, Md., assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, performs rotary systems checks on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Aug. 25, 2021. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a rotational deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with allies and partners to serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isaiah Williams)