SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 17, 2023) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Antonio Archibeque, from Las Cruces, N.M., manually raises the canopy of an E/A-18G Growler in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the South China Sea. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Caylen McCutcheon)