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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 25, 2023) Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) transits near Iwo To in the Philippine Sea, June 25. Howard 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 3rd Class Santiago Navarro)