PACIFIC OCEAN (March 6, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Joel Lazo, from San Jose, Calif., signals the pilot of an H225 Super Puma helicopter assigned to the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) during a vertical replenishment, March 6, 2021. Bunker Hill, 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 2nd Class Brandie Nuzzi)