SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 16, 2021) A Sailor aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) observes a bilateral exercise with Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ships. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice RuKiyah Mack)