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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 approaches the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during flight operations, Dec. 5, 2024.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations at Sea
The Visit Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) team participates in a VBSS drill on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), Jan. 9, 2025.

USS Sterett conducts routine operations as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Philippine Sea, Dec. 7, 2024.

Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group conducts routine operations in the Philippine Sea
U.S. service members with Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) carry the casket for former President Jimmy Carter at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, Jan. 4, 2025.

President Jimmy Carter State Funeral Ceremony
Sailors heave the messenger line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4), Jan. 4, 2025.

USS Sterett conducts routine operations as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group
An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to the “Black Eagles” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, 322nd Civil Affairs Brigade, 9th Mission Support Command return fire while defending a forward operating base during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) 25-01 at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Oct. 11, 2024.

100th BN 442nd IN REGT at JPMRC
Sailors launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Jan. 3, 2025.

USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Conducts Routine Flight Operations in the South China Sea
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Miranda, an instructor loadmaster with the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, watches the descent of three low-cost, low-altitude airdrop bundles containing humanitarian-type goods over Mogmog, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 10, 2024,

36 AS delivers Christmas bundles during OCD 2024
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles are parked during Exercise Pitch Black 2022 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Sept. 1, 2022. Pitch Black began in 1981 and was initially limited to Australian participation until 1983, the U.S. being the first international participant. With the goal of enhancing combat readiness and interoperability between the partner nations, many participants have joined Pitch Black since then, this year being the first year the Republic of Korea Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and German Air Force fully participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
220901-F-DB163-2019.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Savannah Waters

DARWIN, Australia - U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles are parked during Exercise Pitch Black 2022 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, Sept. 1, 2022. Pitch Black began in 1981 and was initially limited to Australian participation until 1983, the U.S. being the first international participant. With the goal of enhancing combat readiness and interoperability between the partner nations, many participants have joined Pitch Black since then, this year being the first year the Republic of Korea Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and German Air Force fully participated. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)


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