SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 17, 2023) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 2nd Class Jermaine Hardy, from New York, stands watch in the central control station during an engineering training team drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while operating in the South China Sea, Oct. 17, 2023. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)