ALT Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin, left, and Capt. Silas Bouyer, U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Singapore, meet during a visit to NSA Singapore, April 8, 2026. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 supports deployed surface units and aircraft carriers, along with regional partners, to facilitate patrols in the South China Sea, participation in Naval exercises and responses to natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)

ALT Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin, right, and Rear Adm. Todd F. Cimicata, Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 (COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73), pose for a photo during a scheduled visit to U.S. Naval Support Activity Singapore, April 8, 2026. COMLOG WESTPAC/CTF-73 supports deployed surface units and aircraft carriers, along with regional partners, to facilitate patrols in the South China Sea, participation in Naval exercises and responses to natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)

ALT Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Vice Adm. Pat Hannifin signs a guest book during a scheduled visit to U.S. Naval Support Activity Singapore, April 8, 2026. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/Task Force 73 supports deployed surface units and aircraft carriers, along with regional partners, to facilitate patrols in the South China Sea, participation in Naval exercises and responses to natural disasters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)

ALT SATTAHIP, Thailand (Feb. 23, 2026) Divers from the U.S. Navy, Royal Thai Navy (RTN), and Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy assigned to Commander, Task Group 73.6/Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 1-3 (CTG 73.6/MDSU 1-3), RTN Dive Unit One, and ROK Navy Underwater Construction Team, come to operate together during joint exercise Cobra Gold 2026 in Sattahip, Thailand, Feb. 23, 2026. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/ Task Force 73 (COMLOGWESTPAC/CTF-73) sustains the U.S. Navy’s maritime forces and is responsible for all diving and salvage operations in the Western Pacific in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Moises Sandoval/Released)

ALT Sailors man a fueling station aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a fueling-at-sea with fleet replenishment oiler ship USNS Rappahannock (T-AO 204) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 12, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Roselia Garcia)

ALT PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2025) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a vertical replenishment with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), July 24, 2025. Vinson, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marissa Johnson)

ALT PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2025) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Emilio Arroyo, of St. Charles, Ill., fires a shot line from the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), July 23, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

ALT PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2025) Sailors haul in a messenger line aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) during a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8), July 23, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

ALT PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) breaks away from the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) after a replenishment-at-sea, July 23, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

ALT The Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) sails off the port side of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) during an underway replenishment in the North Pacific Ocean, July 23. Preble is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)

ALT The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) receives food stores during an underway replenishment with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) in the North Pacific Ocean, July 23. Preble is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jamaal Liddell)

ALT The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), right, conducts an underway replenishment (UNREP) with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) while underway in the Andaman Sea, July 22. Commander, Logistics Group Western Pacific/ Task Force 73 logistically resupplies deployed units in the Info-Pacific along with regional Allies and partners. Ralph Johnson is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)

ALT Sailors, assigned to deck department, heave a phone-and-distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with Lewis and Clarke-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey L. Ottinger)

ALT Sailors, assigned to deck department, heave a phone-and-distance line during a replenishment-at-sea with Lewis and Clarke-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 13, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Geoffrey L. Ottinger)