PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2024) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Caleb Davis, left, from Indianapolis, Indiana, and Aviation Ordnanceman Freddie Colon, from Ponce, Puerto Rico, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, conduct maintenance on an MH-60S helicopter aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) while conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean, February 23. 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 Cole Pursley)