TAIWAN STRAIT (March 5, 2024) Gunners Mate 3rd Class Joseph Braam, right, from Bemidji, Minnesota, and Gunners Mate 2nd Class T.J. Nguyen, from Houston, Texas, stand watch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) during a transit of the Taiwan Strait, March 5, 2024. John Finn is forward-deployed and assigned to 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 2nd Class Justin Stack)