Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducts flight operations with FS Charles De Gaulle in Celebes Sea

CELEBES SEA (Feb. 10, 2025) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, and an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2, taxi across the flight deck of the French aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R 91) Feb. 10, 2025. USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting Pacific Steller 2025, a multi-large deck event with the French Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, fostering our alliance and maritime security in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan)