PACIFIC OCEAN (June 19, 2017) Director of Maritime Operations Pacific Fleet Rear Adm. Victorino G. Mercado salutes the sideboys as he is piped aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), June 19, 2017, in the Pacific Ocean. Nimitz is currently in the Pacific Ocean on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ian Kinkead) 170619-N-NI812-074 by Naval Base Kitsap (NBK)

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