PHILIPPINE SEA (April 17, 2024) Capt. Brian Schrum, left, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) hands enlisted aviation warfare specialist (EAWS) insignia to Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Clark, Theodore Roosevelt's security officer, April 17th, 2024. Schrum flew with the insignia in an F/A-18F Super Hornet, from the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, so that Clark could award them to his EAWS-qualified Sailors. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, 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)