SAGAMI WAN, Japan (Feb. 26, 2024) Cmdr. Kevin Taylor, executive officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), from Virginia Beach, Virginia, looks out from the bridgewing during sea-and-anchor operations in Sagami Wan, Feb. 26, 2024. Robert Smalls is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 70, and is forward-deployed to Yokosuka, Japan in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ange Olivier Clement)