LUZON STRAIT (Feb. 18, 2017) Sailors move an F/A-18C Hornet from the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 across the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The ship and its carrier strike group are on a western Pacific deployment as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet.

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