190226-N-GC639-1035 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 26, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman Meghan McRoden, left, from Anchorage, Alaska, holds the multi-function towed array (MFTA) plug in place as Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Jacob Crowe, from Church Hill, Tennessee, uses a wrench to secure the plug while deploying MFTA for active sonar operations aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the South China Sea, Feb. 26, 2019. Spruance is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon/Released)