150917-N-GR120-065 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 17, 2015) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Marcelo Brandaolacerda, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, prepares to load an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, on to a shuttle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. ( Navy photo

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150917-N-GR120-065 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 17, 2015) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 3rd Class Marcelo Brandaolacerda, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, prepares to load an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Knighthawks of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136, on to a shuttle aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, strike operations in Iraq and Syria as directed, maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anna Van Nuys/Released)

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