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TIMOR SEA (Sept. 25, 2024) – U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jordan White (left), executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), speaks to Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Rear Adm. Kazushi Yokota, commander of Escort Flotilla 3, in Dewey’s main engine room while operating in the Timor Sea, Sept. 25, 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)