LUZON STRAIT (Feb. 29, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Eight Ballers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Feb. 29, 2024. Forces assigned to U.S. Indo-Pacific Command perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus)