PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 9, 2022) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Gabriel Olivera, left, a native of Pihuamo, Jalisco, and Airman Xavier Coffee, a native of Chesapeake, Va., perform serial number verifications on components of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 9, 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)