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U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance (VP) Squadron 26, walk the flight-line toward a P-8 Poseidon aircraft on Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Bennett IV)