PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 2, 2023) U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Colby Eyer, from Sioux City, Iowa, installs panels on an aircraft in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. U.S. 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 3rd Class Kenneth Lagadi)