EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 3, 2020) Sailors prepare to launch a seven-meter rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) from the boat deck during small boat operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). McCain is assigned to Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (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 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)