PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 28, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 1st Class Jeffrey Polly, from Fresno, Calif., poses for a portrait on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in the U.S. 7th fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Rowe)