SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 9, 2021) Cmdr. Ryan T. Easterday, center, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56), and Cmdr. Joseph Gunta, left, observe from the bridge wing as the ship sails in formation with ships from the Nimitz and Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Groups during dual carrier operations. McCain is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda)