SOUTH CHINA SEA (Feb. 11, 2022) Ensign Krystal Francis, left, from Augusta, Georgia, stands Helm Safety Officer watch on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105). Dewey is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. CTF 71/DESRON 15 is 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 1st Class Benjamin A. Lewis)