PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 19, 2023) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 19, 2023. Carl Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, 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)