INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 7, 2023) U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Philip Maligsa, from San Diego, mans the bridge alongside Indian Navy Cmdr. Vikas Phogat, commanding officer of the Indian Navy Sukanya-class patrol craft INS Savitri (P53), during an exercise in the Indian Ocean. Paul Hamilton, 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 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt)