SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 1, 2023) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) is alongside the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a fueling-at-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 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn)