151111-N-XM324-032 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 11, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) transits the South China Sea. Fitzgerald is on patrol in the 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Patrick Dionne/Released)