SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 1, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) steams near the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Feb. 1, 2023. 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 1st Class Nathan Laird)