Theodore Roosevelt Perform Critical Sea Passage, Trade Thoroughfare Operations in the South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 1, 2024) Sailors direct an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), in the vicinity of the South China Sea, May 1. USINDOPACOM forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people, and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez)