SULU SEA (July 4, 2017) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Shawn Coville, from Sonora, Calif., cleans an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), July 4, 2017, in the Sulu Sea. Nimitz is currently on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Weston A. Mohr)