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240813-N-QR506-1016 PHILIPPINE SEA (August 13, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Deven Sheldrew, left, from Richwood, Ohio, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Guadalupe Beech, from Baytown, Texas, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 7, prepare a simulated casualty for transportation during a medical drill in the medical bay of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, August 13. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jeadan Andre)