PHILIPPINE SEA ( Feb. 7, 2023) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Alexander Harris, right, from Columbus, Ohio, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons shoot while sailing in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, alongside the 31st MEU, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 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 Matthew Bakerian)