180324-N-NK192-1511 ARABIAN GULF (March 24, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Fighting Redcocks" of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 22 sits on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) is underway alongside. 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 Seaman Michael A. Colemanberry/Released)