SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 18, 2023) Gas turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) Seaman Jakob McCollum, from Tahlequah, Oklahoma, checks a fuel sample aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during an underway replenishment with the Royal Canadian Navy supply ship MV Asterix while operating in the South China Sea, Oct. 18, 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)