SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 17, 2022) U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Connor Clark monitors surface contacts aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93), Jan. 17, 2023. Chung-Hoon, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, 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 1st Class Andre T. Richard)