170712-N-FE442-059 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 12, 2017) Aviation Boatswain�s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Nigel Chapman directs an E-2C Hawkeye attached to the "Bear Aces" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The ship and its carrier strike group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matt Matlage/Released)