SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 22, 2020) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Alexander Hoerman, from Asheville, N.C., monitors the bright bridge console while standing watch in the pilot house aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56). John S. McCain is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)