170327-N-PP996-123 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 27, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transits the South China Sea. Michael Murphy 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)