SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 12, 2021) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Marinna Garcia, from Austin, Texas, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, carries an M2 .50-caliber machine gun to an MH-60S Sea Hawk aboard the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Sept. 12, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)