230129-N-SN516-1074 NATUNA SEA (Jan. 29, 2023) Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Kyonte Washington, from Houston, fires a shot line to the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS) aboard 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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