190927-N-JW440-1061 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 27, 2019) Machinist's Mate Fireman Madison Schippers, from Buckeye, Ariz., operates a potable water valve 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)