SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 11, 2021) Command Master Chief Michael J. Mashburn, command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), washes a plate in the ship�s scullery, April 11, 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)