230104-N-MJ302-1059 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 4, 2023) Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Ayden Wheeler, from Reidsville, , dons firefighting gear during a general quarters drill 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 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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