230103-N-XK462-1046 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 3, 2023) Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Ashley Gonzalez, from La Feria, Texas, performs maintenance on an aircraft 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 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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