PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 12, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Feb. 12, 2022. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is returning to San Diego after an eight-month deployment in the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleets in support of regional stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Larissa T. Dougherty)