SASEBO BAY, Japan (June 11, 2024) Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Nathan Morris, from Lincoln, Maine, moves ordnance during an ammunition handling evolution aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) in Sasebo Bay, June 11, 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 Seaman Apprentice Jeadan Andre)