USS Theodore Roosevelt conducts flight ops in Pacific Ocean

PACIFIC OCEAN (April 18, 2026) – U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Joseph Sanchez, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, guides an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), April 18, 2026. HSC-8, part of Carrier Air Wing 11 and the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is operating in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operation conducting advanced training to bolster strike group readiness and capability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tyler Harstad)