PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 6, 2023) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, from the "Black Eagles" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, recovers on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson, 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 Isaiah B. Goessl)