INDIAN OCEAN (March 26, 2021) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Keith Avinger, from Chino, Calif., right, observes Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class William Lulias, from Jacksonville, Fla., as he directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the 'Eightballers' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, during a vertical replenishment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), March 26, 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)