170616-N-ZW825-125 ZHANJIANG, China (June 16, 2017) Cmdr. Claudine Caluori, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), says goodbye to the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) Senior Capt. Wang Xiaohua, director of PLAN South Sea Fleet headquarters, as Sterett prepares to depart Zhanjiang, China. Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Relea

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170616-N-ZW825-125 ZHANJIANG, China (June 16, 2017) Cmdr. Claudine Caluori, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), says goodbye to the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) (PLAN) Senior Capt. Wang Xiaohua, director of PLAN South Sea Fleet headquarters, as Sterett prepares to depart Zhanjiang, China. Sterett is part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group and is the third deploying group operating under the command and control construct called 3rd Fleet Forward. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

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