170401-N-HD638-149 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 1, 2017) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Command Master Chief Jeff Owejan, left, Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Corey Clemons, center, and Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) Douglas Schmidt cut a cake for the chief petty officer birthday in the Chiefs Mess. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely fo

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170401-N-HD638-149 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 1, 2017) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Command Master Chief Jeff Owejan, left, Senior Chief Culinary Specialist Corey Clemons, center, and Chief Machinist’s Mate (Nuclear) Douglas Schmidt cut a cake for the chief petty officer birthday in the Chiefs Mess. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet. 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 Matt Brown/Released)

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