SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 4, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) simulate checking for hot spots in the main engine room during a damage control training team drill in the South China Sea, May 4, 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)