SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 27, 2024) Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Jonathan Martinez, from Wilmington, Calif., left, and Airman Kadaija Hanks, from Winnsboro, La., fuel an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), March 27, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbe
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 27, 2024) Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Jonathan Martinez, from Wilmington, Calif., left, and Airman Kadaija Hanks, from Winnsboro, La., fuel an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Flying Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), March 27, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Andrew Benvie)
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