200509-N-OT328-0156 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 9, 2020) A Sailor prepares to launch an F/A-18E Super Hornet, from the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 aboard the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intensive exercise designed to fully integrate units of the 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 Kyle Merritt/Released)