PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 30, 2024) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) test fires its close-in weapon system during a transit of the Philippine Sea, Jan. 30, 2024. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 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 Amy Cocoro Mullins)