230120-N-DU622-1484 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 20, 2023) Navy Sailors prepare for flight operations with an MV-22 Osprey from the “Ugly Angels” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 362 aboard 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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Keywords: aircraft, aviation, carrier, nimitz, underway