ADRIATIC SEA (Sept. 8, 2022) Lt. Shane Woodard, front, and Lt. Aaron Johnson, back, shooters assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), inspects an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 from the bubble aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Sept. 8, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group-10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, VAQ-40, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacqueline Pitts)