TAIWAN STRAIT (Oct. 14, 2020) Lt. j.g. Benjamin Pershall scans the horizon while standing watch aboard the Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) during routine operations in the Indo-Pacific region. U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers fulfill critical roles to forward-deployed naval forces, carrier strike groups, and regional partners and allies in supporting the security and the right of all nations to trade, to communicate and to choose their destiny in a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Molly M. Crawford)