SOUTH CHINA SEA (Jan. 1, 2024) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Juan Hurtadobayas, from Bayonne, New Jersey, stands surface warfare supervisor watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett is assigned to Carrier Strike Group 1 and 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 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)