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231125-N-EE352-2073 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Nov. 25, 2023) – Cmdr. Andrea Benvenuto, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70), observes from the bridge aboard Hopper while conducting routine underway operations. Hopper 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 Leon Vonguyen)