PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 7, 2023) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, left, assigned to the "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk from the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 recover aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 7, 2023. MLDE with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force demonstrates the U.S. Navy's capability to rapidly aggregate to deliver overwhelming maritime force and increase collective war-fighting readiness. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Benjamin Ringers)