ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 7, 2018) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Joseph Miranda, left, Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Daniel Rawls and Airman Austin Flowers seal a bumper pad onto the tail hook of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 113, aboard 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

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ARABIAN GULF (Feb. 7, 2018) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Joseph Miranda, left, Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Daniel Rawls and Airman Austin Flowers seal a bumper pad onto the tail hook of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 113, aboard 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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