SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 14, 2023) Cmdr. Kurt Albaugh, executive officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), addresses the crew over the ship's general announcement system during underway operations in the South China Sea, Dec. 14, 2023. Sterett, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)