PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2023) Ecuadorian navy Lt. Cmdr. Gonzalo Vega, left, and Cmdr. Nicholas Gurley, commanding officer of the Arleigh-Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), stand on the bridge wing as Vega issues orders to the helm, March 13, 2023. Farragut is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Destroyer Squadron 40/Commander, Task Force 45’s mission. The mission includes combined naval operations, partnership building and acting as a service provider to Joint Interagency Task Force South Mission by supporting counter illicit-drug trafficking in Central and South American waters. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chelsea Palmer)