SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 12, 2021) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class James Han, from Tian Jin, China, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Gilbert Polanco, from Houston, watch an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113), Feb. 12, 2021. John Finn, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed fleet, 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 Jason Waite)