PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 31, 2024) Aircraft from Carrier Airwing Two fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), USS Daniel K. Inouye (DDG 118) and USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during Multi-Large Deck Event (MLDE) in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 31, 2024. The event comprising the Carl Vinson and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Groups and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force is designed to advance combined readiness between Japan and U.S. maritime forces while simultaneously demonstrating our commitment to our partners and allies in the region supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Terrin Hartman)