SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 9, 2021) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), left, transits in formation with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) in the South China Sea, Feb. 9, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz Carrier Strike Groups are conducting dual-carrier operations during their deployments to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, U.S. 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wade Costin)