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BAY OF BENGAL (Oct. 20, 2024) – Sailors assigned to the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class destroyer HMAS Stuart (FFH 153) pilot a rigid-hull inflatable boat while transiting to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in the Bay of Bengal, Oct. 20, 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)