190923-N-HE318-1013 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 23, 2019) Sonar Technician 1st Class Benjamin Dooley, from Simsbury, Conn., is recorded while he reads as part of the United Through Reading program aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54). The United Through Reading program is a non-profit program that unites military families facing physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud. Antietam is forward 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 2nd Class William McCann/Released)