PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 24, 2023) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) transport ordnance on the ship's flight deck during a vertical replenishment with the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 24, 2023. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of 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 3rd Class Thomas B. Contant)