190522-N-EH218-1254 GULF OF ALASKA (May 22, 2019) Cmdr. Matthew McNealy, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), left, speaks with Rear Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander, Carrier Strike Group Nine, on the bridge Kidd while participating in exercise Northern Edge 2019. Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crisis in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan J. Batchelder/Released)