230114-N-MH015-1206 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2023) Navy Mass Communication 2nd Class Justin McTaggart, from Watseka, Ill., takes a photo on the flight deck 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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