PACIFIC OCEAN (April 19, 2017) Capt. Craig Clapperton, commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), rides behind Lt. Cmdr. William Blanton in an EA-18G Growler assigned to the Cougars of Electronic Attack Strike Squadron (VAQ) 139 on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting a tailored ship’s training availability off the coast of California.

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