YOKOSUKA, Japan (Dec. 15, 2022) Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Admiral Karl Thomas, speaks on the 1MC to the crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) prior to presenting the Admiral Kinkaid Seaworthy Award. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Reymundo A. Villegas III)