USS Dewey departs Otaru

U.S. Navy Operations Specialist 3rd Class Danna Suarez, right, and Operations Specialist Seaman Jasmin Turner stand watch on the port bridge wing aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during a sea and anchor evolution while departing Otaru, Japan, Feb. 10, 2026. USS 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. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)