YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 6, 2024) Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, commander of U.S. 7th Fleet, delivers a briefing during a meeting with the United Kingdom Defence Select Committee aboard the U.S. 7th Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19). 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 Belen Saldana)