170225-N-DZ075-0041 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (Feb. 25 2017) Cmdr. Douglas Pegher, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63), relays instructions during a surface exercise. Stethem is on patrol in the waters south of Japan supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan Harper/Released)