ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 17, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Nicole Bedoya, from Gastonia, North Carolina, communicates with a panel operator to ensure they have a clear deck and proper conditions for the take off of an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the "Blue Tails" of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 121 in the aft flight deck bubble aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Feb, 17. 2024. Harry S. Truman is the flagship of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group and is currently underway conducting flight deck certification as part of the basic phase. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Apprentice Robert Nicks)