SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 17, 2021) U.S. Sailors stand watch at the helm on the bridge as the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) conducts routine underway operations. Russell 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 Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wade Costin)