170315-N-RM689-100 BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March
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170315-N-RM689-100
BUSAN, Republic of Korea (March 15, 2017) Lt. Timothy Didjurgis, from Tucson, Arizona, stands aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and looks on as Nimitz aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) finishes mooring to the pier. Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend U.S. 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have routinely patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)