SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 5, 2021) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Leah Sample, a native of Sunnyside, Wash. assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Nov. 5, 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 Russell Lindsey)