EAST CHINA SEA (June 4, 2021) Sonar Technician Surface 3rd Class Nicolas Kane, from Byron, Ill., passes a mooring line through a hatch on the forecastle aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115). Rafael Peralta is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Daniel Serianni)