191202-N-JW440-2087 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 2, 2019) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class John Canty, from Slidell, La., instructs Cytological Technician (Maintenance) 3rd Class Brian Tijam, from Chula Vista, Calif., proper shooting techniques during a live-fire gunnery exercise 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)