180517-N-UV609-0151 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 17, 2018) Lt. Joshua Pritt, from Newcastle, Del., places his boots on the catapult to be launched off of the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to honor his retirement from the Navy. George H.W. Bush is underway in the Atlantic Ocean conducting carrier air wing exercises with the French navy to strengthen partnerships and deepen interoperability between the two nations' naval forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Mora Jr./Released)