191011-N-CL550-0590 SEA OF JAPAN (Oct. 11, 2019) Hull Maintenance Technician 2nd Class Michael Waller, from New Orleans, uses an oxygen-acetylene torch to weld a bracket in the general workshop of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69). Milius 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 Taylor DiMartino)