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INDIAN OCEAN (March 28, 2021) – The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), front, the Indian Navy Shivalik-class guided-missile frigate INS Shivalik (F47), middle, and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59), sail in formation behind the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) March 28, 2021. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Terence Deleon Guerrero)