PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2024) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Gage Duncan, from Cardington, Ohio, communicates with the scene leader through a smoke blanket during a damage control drill aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett is assigned to Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 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)