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TIMOR SEA (Sept. 24, 2024) – The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Ariake (DD 109), left, and the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) sail ahead of the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while conducting multilateral operations in the Timor Sea, Sept. 24, 2024. Dewey 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 1st Class Greg Johnson)