PHILIPPINE SEA . Cmdr. Richard Jimenez, commanding officer, left, from El Paso, Texas, and Lt. j.g. Johnathon Swan, from Moreno Valley, Calif., participate in a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) 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. NavyÕs 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)PHILIPPINE SEA. Sailors receive fuel and cargo aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204). Decatur, part of the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. NavyÕs 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)PHILIPPINE SEA . Sailors treat a simulated medical casualty in the First Class Petty Officers mess during a general quarters drill aboard the U.S. NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, June 7, 2023. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kazia Ream)PHILIPPINE SEA . Aviation BoatswainÕs Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Logan Doherty, from Richmond, Mich., directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Dambusters of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195 on the flight deck of the U.S. NavyÕs only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, June 7, 2023. The Dambusters earned their nickname on May 1, 1951 when the squadron’s Skyraiders destroyed the heavily defended and strategically positioned Hwacheon Dam in North Korea with aerial torpedoes by making precise low level runs. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Markus Castaneda)
