230203-N-XK462-1071 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 3, 2023) Navy Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Nicolas Holmquist, from Bellingham, Wash., left, and Aviation Electronics Technician Airman Daniel Becerra, from Lawndale, Calif., perform maintenance on aviation equipment in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in 7th Fleet conducting routine 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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