Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Josiah Kirchofer, left, from Dallas, and Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Pierre Ducasse, from Los Angeles, hoist an Mark 54 lightweight torpedo onto the aft missile bay from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Pacific Ocean, July 30, 2024. Spruance, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter)