Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Casey E. Collins, from Knoxville, Tennessee, assigned to aviation intermediate maintenance department’s support equipment division, signals to a crane operator prior to onloading a carrier crash crane, commonly known as “Tilly,” onto the flightdeck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), while in-port Naval Air Station North Island, Aug. 28, 2024. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Roselia Garcia)