Sailors aboard the USS Howard conduct a sea and anchor detail in Okinawa, Japan

240408-N-CV021-1076 OKINAWA, JAPAN (April 8, 2024) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Joshua Lopez, from Los Angeles, raises the union jack during a sea and anchor detail aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Howard (DDG 83) in Okinawa, Japan, April 8. Howard is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)