PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 3, 2023) U.S. Navy Lt. Cameron Butler, from Phoenix, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Araceli Sosasoriano, from Lillington, N.C., apply a temporary filling for a Sailor 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 Seaman Emma Burgess)