PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2021) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), center, sends supplies to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), front, and the aircraft carrier USS Thedore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a replenishment-at-sea Jan. 22, 2021. Russell, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations. As the Navy’s largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area o


PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 22, 2021) The Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), center, sends supplies to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), front, and the aircraft carrier USS Thedore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during a replenishment-at-sea Jan. 22, 2021. Russell, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the 7th Fleet area of operations. As the Navy’s largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of national interests throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific area of operations to foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict alongside 35 other maritime nations and partners.


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