PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2021) Engineman 2nd Class William Kerr, from Cleveland, left, and Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Dylan Bates, from Kansas City, Kan., fight a simulated fire during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), April 23, 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 Erik Melgar)