MOLUCCA SEA (Dec. 9, 2021) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Matthew Wilcox, a native of Las Vegas, assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, conducts maintenance on an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 9, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships 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 3rd Class Jeff D. Kempton)