U.S. Navy Seaman Jennifer Olivares, from Beaufort, S.C., stands watch on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), March 27, 2024, in the South China Sea. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine, is underway conducting routine operations 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. Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Aaron Haro Gonzalez/U.S. Navy
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