SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 12, 2017) Commander Gerald Lorio, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) observes a man overboard drill aboard Dewey. Dewey 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. The 3rd Fleet operating forward offers additional options to the Pacific Fleet commander by leveraging the capabilities of 3rd and 7th Fleets.

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