EAST CHINA SEA (Nov. 24, 2021) Operation's Specialist 3rd Class Ivan Espejo carries a fire hose up a ladder well during damage control 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)