230103-N-KU796-1053 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 3, 2023) U.S. Navy Legalman 2nd Class Spencer Englert, from Wichita, Kan., drafts reports aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in 7th fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Samuel Osborn)