180216-N-LN093-0421 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 16, 2018) The Arleigh Burke-Class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transits the South China Sea. Michael Murphy is operating in the western Pacific region as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jasen Morenogarcia/Released)