LUZON STRAIT (Feb. 18, 2017) Sailors assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 fuel an F/A-18C Hornet on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) flight deck. 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.

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