Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, center, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, poses for a picture with Sailors assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18) while the ship is in port in Sasebo, Japan, May 10. New Orleans, part of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is forward-deployed to 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. (Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew Bakerian)