OKINAWA, Japan (March 1, 2024) Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Aidan Merrick, from Toledo, Ohio, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76), collects the names of simulated casualties during the final battle problem drill at White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, March 1, 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)