170109-N-QF605-033 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2017) Aviation

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2017) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Jordan Smith, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, checks the landing gear of an E/A-18G Growler aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group will report to U.S. 3rd Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, while deployed in the western Pacific as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet into the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda Dunford/Released)