NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2023) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class John Montano, from Oakdale, Calif., assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20), signals a UH-1Y Huey helicopter from Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron (VMM) 262 to take off from the ship’s flight deck. Green Bay is operating in the 7th Fleet area of operations. 7th Fleet is the 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.

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