180425-N-AZ808-1133 PHUKET, Thailand (April 25, 2018) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Jacob Scales, right, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), greets a Royal Thai Navy sailor during the opening ceremony of Exercise Guardian Sea. Halsey is underway with the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group on a regularly scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nicholas Burgains/Released)