SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 23, 2023) A visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) team, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100), participates in a VBSS exercise on the flight deck. Kidd, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, 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 2nd Class Mason Congleton)