EAST CHINA SEA (April 11, 2024) Ensign Julianne Barkholz, from Wausau, Wisconsin, left, and Cmdr. Jason Burroughs, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83), right, stand watch on the bridge wing during a trilateral maritime exercise in the East China Sea, April 11, 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)