THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt; Jan. 29, 2009

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 8, 2009) Sailors prepare for evening flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Allen.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 21, 2009) MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters transport supplies to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a vertical replenishment. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2rd Class Joshua Bruns.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 17, 2009) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15 is directed to a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Remus Borisov.)

AT SEA (Jan. 27, 2009) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Erica Tapia assists in sorting mail during a mail working party aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Andrew Skipworth.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 14, 2009) Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 1st Class Denise Foote cleans and inspects pilot's face shields aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mann.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 16, 2009) Seaman Thomas McGuire, from Queens, N.Y., paints a refueling station aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Bruns.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 2, 2009) Sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) participate in a swim call. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mann.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 2, 2009) Capt. Ladd Wheeler, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and Capt. Kevin Kovacich, commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, jump off the ship at the start of a swim call. Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mann.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 19, 2009) An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 is launched off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt along with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Andrew Skipworth.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 1, 2009) Quartermaster 2nd Class Kathryn Herd enters the New Year's Day entry in the deck log as the clock strikes midnight aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the U.S 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 13, 2009) Sailors receive close quarters combat (CQC) training aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mann.)

GULF OF OMAN (Jan. 8, 2009) Flight deck personnel prepare an F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosvelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are on deployment in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Derek Allen.)