SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2024) A CH-47F Chinook helicopter, assigned to the United States Army, prepares to land on the flight deck of 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 Larissa T. Dougherty)