190515-N-XC372-1403 GULF OF ALASKA (May 15, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) launches aircraft during flight operations while participating in Exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crisis in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Anthony J. Rivera/Released)