PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2017) Cmdr. Ladislao Montero, executive officer of the Cougars of Electronic Attack Strike Squadron (VAQ) 139, and Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Vandrgriff greet sailors performing maintenance on an EA-18G Growler before preflight inspections aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a Group Sail training unit exercise (GRUSL) with Theodore Roosevelt Carrier strike Group (TRCSG). GRUSL is the first step in the Theodore Roosevelt’s integrated training phase and aims to enhance mission-readiness and warfighting capabilities between the ships, airwing and the staff

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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2017) Cmdr. Ladislao Montero, executive officer of the Cougars of Electronic Attack Strike Squadron (VAQ) 139, and Lt. Cmdr. Kyle Vandrgriff greet sailors performing maintenance on an EA-18G Growler before preflight inspections aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a Group Sail training unit exercise (GRUSL) with Theodore Roosevelt Carrier strike Group (TRCSG). GRUSL is the first step in the Theodore Roosevelt’s integrated training phase and aims to enhance mission-readiness and warfighting capabilities between the ships, airwing and the staffs of the TRCSG through simulated real-world scenarios.

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