SAN DIEGO (Dec. 2, 2020) Chief Logistics Specialist Willie Bates, from Russellville, Ky., salutes a casket carrying the remains of a service member as it is lowered onto an aircraft elevator aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Dec. 2, 2020. The ship received the remains of 27 service members to be committed to the deep during burials at sea. Theodore Roosevelt is homeported in San Diego. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle Hafer)