230501-N-BI507-1163 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 1, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group (NIMCSG), steams in the South China Sea. The NIMCSG 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Carson Croom)

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