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PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2024) A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress attached to the 5th Bomb Wing and aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 24, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Thomas Gooley)