PHILIPPINE SEA (April 7, 2024) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Kameron Allen, from Tampa, Fla., left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Amariah McComb, from Panama City Beach, Fla., prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet attached to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 for launch on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 7, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)