ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2018) A Sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford's (CVN 78) air department prepares to direct aircraft during flight operations on the ship's flight deck. Ford is underway conducting test and evaluation operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cat Campbell/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 15, 2018) Sailors discuss flight operations on the flight deck 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 Alex Corona/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2018) Sailors prepare an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 for flight operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Elton Charles Wheeler/Released)
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 15, 2018) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 prepares to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Strike Group is currently operating in the Pacific as part of a regularly scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan M. Kinee/Released)
ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 15, 2018) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 139, approaches the flight deck 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)