PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 7, 2022) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Oliver Thompson, a native of Stanford, Conn., performs maintenance on an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 7, 2022. 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 Seaman Apprentice Isaiah B. Goessl)