SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 7, 2024) From left to right: The French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Bretagne (D 655), the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Montreal (FFH 336), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Daniel Inouye (DDG 118), the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) transit the South China Sea in support of Valiant Shield 2024, June 7, 2024. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service and with our allies to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson)