PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 4, 2023) – U.S. Navy Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Dominque Oatman, left, from Williamsburg, Va., and Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 2nd Class Adrian Vega, from Merced, Calif., perform tests on a liquid oxygen tank aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Nimitz is in 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with 35 maritime nations in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific Region.