190919-N-JW440-3015 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Ciara Perez, from Bushnell, Fla., performs maintenance on a main reduction gear aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is underway conducting operations in the Indo-Pacific region while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rawad Madanat/Released)