PACIFIC OCEAN (April 23, 2024) Chief Gunner�s Mate Steven Ayala, from Whittier, California, observes while Lt. Regis Bigness, from Sarasota, Florida, reloads a .50-caliber machine gun during a crew-served weapons qualification aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting operations in the north Pacific Ocean, April 23, 2024. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to 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 Samantha Oblander)