PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2021) Sailors conduct pre-flight checks on an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the “Liberty Bells” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 115 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Jan. 30, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, U.S. 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific area of operations to foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict alongside 35 other maritime nations and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Wheeler)