PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2021) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, left, and an E-2C Hawkeye, assigned to the "Liberty Bells" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 115, launch from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 19, 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, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Terence Deleon Guerrero)