YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 21, 2022) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Mikhaelo Mercadejas, from Severn, Md., handles line as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) pulls into port in Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY) for a scheduled port visit. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier 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)