SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 14, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) transits the South China Sea, Jan. 14, 2022. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (VINCSG) and Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ESX ARG) are conducting joint expeditionary strike force operations in South China Sea as part of continuing and routine interoperability training operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Omar Powell)