EAST CHINA SEA (Dec. 3, 2021) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Blake Thompson, from Brookings, S.D., receives instruction from Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Nolan Hoehn during a combat system training team drill 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)