ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 11, 2017) Staff Sgt. Heather Carroll, assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, does a hand stand during a yoga class in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Roberts/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 12, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Members of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1 are participating in a sustainment training exercise in preparation for an upcoming deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2017) Capt. Robert Hawthorne, Air Boss, and Master Chief Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Aristotle Villahermosa, Air Department Leading Chief Petty Officer, observe the takeoff of an F-35B Lightning aircraft assigned to the “Wake Island Avengers” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during Dawn Blitz 2017. Dawn Blitz is a scenario-driven exercise designed to train and integrate Navy and Marine Corps units by providing a robust training environment where forces plan and execute an amphibious assault, engage in live-fire events, and establish expeditionary advanced bases in a land and maritime threat environment to improve naval amphibious core competencies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Irwin Sampaga/Released)
PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 16, 2017) Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Ruby Barredo inspects wiring on an EA-18G Growler assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 in the hangar bay of the Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier and flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is participating in Annual Exercise 2017, the premier training event between the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, is designed to increase the defensive readiness and interoperability of Japanese and American Forces through training in air and sea operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Janweb B. Lagazo/Released)
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