160106-N-YD641-098 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Jan. 6, 2016) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) departs Fleet Activities Yokosuka for the final time as part of the forward-deployed naval forces. Lassen returns to the U.S. later this year after 10 years of being forward-deployed to the Indo-Asia-Pacific with Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15. USS Barry (DDG 52) will replace Lassen, bringing additional Ballistic Missile Defense Capability to the Forward Deployed Naval Forces, in Spring of 2016 (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Matthew Riggs/Released)