SAN DIEGO (June 28, 2023) A Sailor from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 is greeted after returning from deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz arrives in San Diego concluding a seven-month deployment to U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet areas of operations. Nimitz's presence in U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet reinforced the United States' commitment to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Lagadi)