190524-N-VN584-1054 GULF OF ALASKA (May 24, 2019) Rear Adm. Daniel Dwyer, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, right, talks to Seaman Alexander James Twano, from San Diego, in the pilot house of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) 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 2nd Class Alex Corona/Released)