250805-N-TW227-1189 PHILIPPINE SEA (August 5, 2025) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Elizabeth Furlan, from Miami, assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) fires a Mark 38, Crew Serve weapon system, during a live fire exercise in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 5. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 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 illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Melseth)
