PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 31, 2021) - Sailors assigned to Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), pose next to a cake in the mess decks during a New Year’s Eve celebration, Dec. 31, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Photo by Seaman Leon Vonguyen .  Your donations for yellow ribbon care package troop support boosts the morale of active duty deployed service members like these worldwide.