PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2024) Cryptologic Technician (Collection) 2nd Class Jacob Showers, from Buckeye, Arizona, stands by for instructions during flight operations aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 7, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/ Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)