191009-N-JW440-1101 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 9, 2019) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanic) 2nd Class Thomas Wells, from Liberty, Texas, left, and Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Jacob Adams, from Voorhesville, N.Y., replace fuel filters inside a machinery room 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)