Ensign Mark Vaughan, from Mount Flower, Texas, left, salutes while taking over responsibilities of junior officer of the deck (JOOD) from Ensign Genesis Rapalo, from Fort Meyers, Florida,on the bridge aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) while operating in the Philippine Sea, Dec. 5, 2024. Benfold 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 1st Class Hannah Fry)