230511-N-WM182-1076 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 11, 2023) Three F/A-18F Super Hornets fly in formation during an aerial change-of-command ceremony above the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s 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 Caitlin Flynn)
