PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2021) Quartermaster Seaman Katherine Royal, from Opelika, Ala., uses a laser rangefinder to measure the distance between the fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a replenishment-at-sea, Feb. 23, 2021. 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 Seaman Aiko Bongolan)