GULF OF ALASKA (May 25, 2019) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Gulf of Alaska after participating in exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge was one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erick A. Parsons)