SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 15, 2023) Sailors receive stores and parts from the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) during a connective replenishment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Chung-Hoon, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine 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 1st Class Andre T. Richard)