PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 17, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) fires its Mark 45 5-inch gun during a live-fire exercise while operating in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 17, 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 Communications Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)