SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 19, 2023) Sailors participate in a mass casualty drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) during routine operations in the South China Sea, Oct. 19, 2023. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)