200506-N-ZR324-0054 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 6, 2020) An E-2C Hawkeye, from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) as part of a composite training unit exercise COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intensive exercise designed to fully integrate units of a carrier strike group, while testing a strike group�s ability as a whole to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jose Madrigal/Released)