USS Dewey participates in Maritime Cooperative Activity in South China Sea

Philippine Coastguardsmen aboard Philippine Coast Guard Gabriela Silang-class offshore patrol vessel BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV 8301) render honors to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) while in the South China Sea, during a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 26, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)