170119-N-TV230-1053 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 19, 2017) An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 312 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is off the coast of Southern California conducting carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Bill M. Sanders/Released)