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PHILIPPINE SEA (April 5, 2023) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Sheila Martinez, from El Paso, Texas, signals to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) as pallets are delivered during a replenishment-at-sea aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73). Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class David Negron)