171230-N-MJ135-1216 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 30, 2017) Gunnery Sgt. Brian Auten, shows Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy

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171230-N-MJ135-1216 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 30, 2017) Gunnery Sgt. Brian Auten, shows Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson the cockpit of an F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners and preserve the freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce in the region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Spencer Roberts/Released)

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