SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 28, 2024) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Skyler Reeves, left, from San Bernandino, Calif., guides an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter off the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). McCain 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 Kevin Tang).