7th Fleet Cruiser conducts Freedom of Navigation Operation in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 29, 2022) Sonar Technician 3rd Class Stephen Meyer, from Rembert, South Carolina, conducts watch standing procedures in the sonar control room as the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) conducts routine operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 29. Chancellorsville is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stack)