170507-N-ZW825-629 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2017) From left to right, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Claudine Caluori, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31 Commodore Capt. David Bretz, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Anthony Webber listen to a brief aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Izumo (DDH 183). Sterett, Dewey, and DESRON 31 comprise the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group, the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct calle

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170507-N-ZW825-629 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 7, 2017) From left to right, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Claudine Caluori, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 31 Commodore Capt. David Bretz, and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Anthony Webber listen to a brief aboard Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Izumo (DDH 183). Sterett, Dewey, and DESRON 31 comprise the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group, the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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