PHILIPPINE SEA (March 23, 2023) U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Aaron Mason, from San Antonio, left, and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Milton Carroll, from Bryan, Texas, perform maintenance on the landing gear of an E-2C Hawkeye in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). 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)