SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 30, 2017) Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class Jonathan Graves, from Hanover Park, Ill., assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90), sprays the corrosive saltwater off Chafee during a freshwater wash down. Chafee is part of the 3rd Fleet and Naval Surface Forces, currently deployed to the 7th Fleet area of responsibility on a routine scheduled deployment. The forces of both fleets complement one another across the spectrum of military operations in the Pacific.

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