170324-N-PP996-056 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 24, 2017) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Michael Mercadel stands watch in central control station during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). The ship is on a western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Danny Kelley/Released)