SOUTH CHINE SEA (May 13, 2024) An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), May 13, 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 3rd Class Samuel Vazquez)