SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 20, 2022) A Sailor stands watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) while underway with the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Anzac (FFH 150) during surface action group operations as a part of exercise Noble Dingo. Chung-Hoon is participating in multilateral exercises in the South China Sea with the Royal Australian Navy. Multi-later exercises like this reassure our allies and partners of the U.S. commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Andre T. Richard)