TAIWAN STRAIT

TAIWAN STRAIT (April 17, 2023) – Fire Controlman (Aegis) 3rd Class Bryce Connolly, left, from Phoenix, and Chief Fire Controlman Richard Mascardo, from San Diego, stand watch in the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) while conducting a Taiwan Strait transit. Milius is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Greg Johnson)