PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 3, 2022) Quartermaster Seaman Anthony Velazquez, from Philadelphia, stands watch aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw)