AT SEA (Nov. 26. 2023) Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Grimm, from Blythe, California, watches as the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), the Republic of Korea Navy destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great (DDG 991), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kirisame (DD 104) sail together during a trilateral maritime exercise, Nov. 26. 2023. The exercise provided the JMSDF, ROKN and U.S. Navy an opportunity to sail together, conduct enhanced planning and advanced maritime communication operations to bolster their warfighting readiness and deterrence capabilities. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)