230120-N-SN516-1362 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 20, 2023) Navy F/A-18E Super Hornets from the “Blue Diamonds” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146 perform a fly-by of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, 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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Keywords: /-18e, 11, 73, 146, csg, ddg, decatur, vfa