PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 16, 2023) A wave breaks over the bow of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 16, 2023. Hopper is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)