INDIAN OCEAN (July 14, 2023) Damage Controlman 3rd Class Angelo Sanchez, from Tampa, Florida, attaches a hose to an air booster pump assembly aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) in the Indian Ocean, July 14, 2023. Antietam is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan to support the security of the U.S. and its Allies in the Indo-Pacific.

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