PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 2, 2022) The Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) approaches the Military Sealift Command Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 2, 2022. Military Sealift Command Far East ensures approximately 50 ships in the Indo-Pacific region, including Carl Brashear and Tippecanoe, are manned, trained, and equipped to deliver essential supplies, fuel, cargo, and equipment to warfighters, both at sea and on shore. Under Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Christopher Bosch)