SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 8, 2021) – U.S. Navy Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kendrick Laseter, from Tucson, Ariz., folds metal bands during a mail call in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) April 8, 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 2nd Class Pyoung K. Yi)