250901-N-WJ234-1111 NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 1, 2025) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), paint a space, Sept. 1. 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 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sam McNeely)
