170127-N-RM689-432 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter carrying Rear Adm. James W. Kilby, commander, Carrier Strike Group 1, takes off from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer’s (DDG 108) flight deck at the conclusion of his visit . Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patroll

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170127-N-RM689-432 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter carrying Rear Adm. James W. Kilby, commander, Carrier Strike Group 1, takes off from Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer’s (DDG 108) flight deck at the conclusion of his visit . Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

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