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(left to right) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) commanding officer Capt. Doug Verissimo; Chargé d’Affaires, ad interim, U.S. Embassy Singapore Stephanie Syptak-Ramnath; Commander, U.S. Third Fleet Vice Adm. Nora Tyson; Commander, Singapore Fleet, Col. Cheong Kwok Chien; and Commander, Carrier Strike Group 1 Rear Adm. Jim Kilby cut the cake during a Singapore reception aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), April 4, 2017. The Carl Vinson Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years.