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Gunner’s Mate Seaman Apprentice Johnny Rodriguez, from Eden Prairie, Minnesota, assigned to weapons department’s gunnery division, fires a shot line from the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) toward Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) during a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 25, 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Travis S. Hanes)