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Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) positions alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 24, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside Allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet.