USS Carl Vinson Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the Philippine Sea

241210-N-AC395-2661 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 10, 2024) – A Sailor approaches an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 during flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations, Dec. 10, 2024. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Ostas)