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

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 29, 2022) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Jonathon Kowalewski, from Kenosha, Wisconsin, conducts watch standing procedures in the combat information center 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)