PHILIPPINE SEA (March 20, 2023) A Military Sealift Command civil service mariner secures cargo to an EC-225 Super Puma helicopter for transport to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) during a replenishment-at-sea in the Philippine Sea, March 20, 2023. Nimitz 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 Caylen McCutcheon)