240421-N-CV021-1001 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 21, 2024) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 083) conduct operations in the South China Sea, April 21. 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)
The Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) departed Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka (CFAY), Japan May 3, 2024 for a regularly scheduled patrol.
