SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 17, 2022) Ensign Joel Smith stands watch during a Strait of Malacca transit aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Momsen (DDG 92). USS Momsen is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal fighting force is underway supporting a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lily Gebauer)