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Commander U.S. 7th Fleet, Vice Admiral Karl Thomas speaks with Naval Air Wing Commander of the Philippine Navy Commodore Juario Marayag before boarding a P8A Poseidon for a demonstration flight in Manila, Philippines, Aug. 26. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific.