161121-N-DJ750-065 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 21, 2016) New Zealand Prime Minister John Key, middle, speaks with Commanding Officer Cmdr. Timothy LaBenz, left, and other New Zealand dignitaries in the commanding officer�s cabin of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). The ship will report to U.S. Third Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, while deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of Third Fleet into the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Jackson/Released)