PHILIPPINE SEA (March 27, 2024) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Conner Duhan, from Lake Charles, Louisiana, front, and Senior Chief Boatswain's Mate Christopher Stamps, from Indianapolis, conduct flight quarters on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) in the Philippine Sea, March 27, 2024. Howard 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 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)