USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts flight ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2025) U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Christian Mena, from Camino, California, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to HSC-8, to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), July 23. 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 2nd Class Adina Phebus)