USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts live-fire exercise in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 17, 2025) U.S. Navy Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Runcheng Qi, from Dale City, California, shoots a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), July 17. The Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aaron Haro Gonzalez)