221224-N-FJ237-1343 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 24, 2022) A Navy Sailor monitors the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet 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 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emma Burgess)

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