Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Joshua Smitherman, from Mabank, Texas, removes tie-down chains from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 73, on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey. Dewey is underway as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 17, are on deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting Valiant Shield. Valiant Shield is a U.S.-only biennial exercise in which participation will focus on the integration of joint training among U.S. forces.