SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 20, 2022) Ensign Kellen E. Peddicord, from Santa Barbara, Calif., monitors surface contacts from the combat information center as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine underway operations. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen)