At present it's the largest of the forward-deployed us fleets, with the aircraft carrier George Washington, over 60 ships, 350 aircraft and 60-thousand Navy and Marine Corps personnel.
No sooner was America's credit rating downgraded than China, its biggest creditor, (admittedly by a coincidence of timing) sent its first aircraft-carrier out to sea.
South Korea and the US embarked on one of their largest-ever post-war military drills in the East Sea, involving 20 warships (including a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier) and 200 aircraft.