170409-N-RM689-565 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) 78, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 4 hover off the starboard side of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) during flight operations. 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 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Nav

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170409-N-RM689-565 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) 78, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 4 hover off the starboard side of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) during flight operations. 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 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have routinely patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific for more than 70 years. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

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