PACIFIC OCEAN (June 25, 2023) A Sailor prepares to launch an E-2C Hawkeye from the "Sun Kings" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 from the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during flight operations in the Pacific Ocean, June 25, 2023. Nimitz is underway conducting a friends and family cruise during its return to San Diego after a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Osborn)