INDIAN OCEAN (March 28, 2021) The Areigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), front, transits behind the Indian navy Shivalik-class guided-missile frigate INS Shivalik (F47), right, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), left, and the the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a bilateral exercise, March 28, 2021. Russell, 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 Wade Costin)