PHILIPPINE SEA (March 24, 2022) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Christian Contreras, from Farmersville, California, stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting a live-fire exercise underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. 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)