PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 5, 2021) Sailors prepare an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the �Black Eagles� of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, for launch off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Sept. 5, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mason Congleton)