171017-N-HI376-073 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Oct. 17, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Aaron Mason stands ready on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) during flight operations with an SA 330 Puma helicopter assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE-8). Stethem is on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jeremy Graham/Released)