180227-N-AD499-1060 ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 27, 2018) An E-2C Hawkeye early warning and attack aircraft assigned to the "Sunkings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 launches from 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 Victoria Foley/Released)