PHILIPPINE SEA (June 3, 2023) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) transits the Philippine Sea, June 3, 2023. Robert Smalls is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan, to support the security of the U.S. and its allies in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)