TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Junior Officer of the Deck Ensign Russell Pico, from Jacksonville, Florida, communicates with the ship’s combat information center while standing watch in the pilot house aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) as the ship conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Ensign Ryan Richards completes a maneuvering board on the bridge as guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Ensign Grayson Sigler, from Corpus Christi, Texas, scans the horizon while standing watch in the pilot house as guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Cmdr. Ryan T. Easterday, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) scans the horizon from the bridge wing as the ship conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Navigator Lt. j.g. Daniel Feeney, from Old Greenwich, monitors the ship’s course on the voyage management system (VMS) while standing watch in the pilot house as the guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Ensign Joseph Hurd, far left, from Foley, Alabama, and Lt. j.g. Daniel Feeney, from Old Greenwich, Connecticut, scan the horizon while standing watch in the pilot house as guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jonni Melo, left, from Bronx, New York, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Nicole Zapata, from Tampa, Florida, stand watch in the pilot house aboard guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) while the ship conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Ensign Grayson Sigler, from Corpus Christi, Texas, scans the horizon while standing watch in the pilot house as guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Kristopher Allen, from Disputanta, Virginia, stands watch as bridge lookout in the pilot house aboard guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) while the ship conducts routine underway operations in support of stability and security for a free and open Indo-Pacific. Sea control is foundational for all other naval missions that support the Joint Force, including power projection.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Cryptologic Technician (technical) 2nd Class Christian PriceGlunz, from Littleton, Colorado, operates a console in the combat information center as guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Ensign Elijah Jones, from San Bernardino, California, plots on a maneuvering board in the combat information center as the guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Operations Specialist Seaman Jennifer Diaz, from Brooklyn, NewYork, writes in a deck log in the combat information center as guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

TAIWAN STRAIT (Dec. 30, 2020) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Christian Cordero, from Dallas, operates a console in the combat information center as guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) conducts routine operations. Curtis Wilbur is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.