IVO NATUNA-BESAR ISLAND (April 30, 2024) An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Rooks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the vicinity of Natuna-Besar Island, April 30. USINDOPACOM forces 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 Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)