PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 29, 2025) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 1st Class Sara Butho from Romeo, New York assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) cleans silverware while in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 29. 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 Nicholas Douglass)
