SOUTH CHINA SEA (Aug. 31, 2020) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97) transits the East China Sea during normal operations. Halsey is underway conducting operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific while assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Langholf)