INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2021) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the �Gauntlets� of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 14, 2021. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and elements of the Royal Australian Navy are conducting a bilateral training exercise to test and refine warfighting capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sophia Simons)