PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 28, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) fires a Mark 45 5-inch gun. Bunker Hill, 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 3rd Class Jordan Jennings)