PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 23, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class-guided missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) check valves during a countermeasures wash down test while operating in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 23, 2024. Higgins 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 Hannah Fry)