SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 21, 2020) Cmdr. Chris Gahl, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52), watches as the national ensign is raised during routine underway operations. Barry is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Molly Crawford)