EAST CHINA SEA (April 6, 2023) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kathryn Mandry, from Dover, N.J., stows a signal flag 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 2nd Class Caylen McCutcheon)