SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 31, 2023) Quartermaster 2nd Class Omar Lopez, left, Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 1st Class Alexander Zdun and Electronics Technician 2nd Class James Conforti secure a passageway during an anti-terrorism drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) in the South China Sea, July 31, 2023. Howard is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/ Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest and forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Santiago Navarro)