EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 15, 2021) Lt.j.g. Brian Gropp, from Sugarland, Ga., coaches Sailors in defensive take downs during visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76). Higgins 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 3rd Class Christine Montgomery)