220919-N-HP061-1067 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2022) The Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Vancouver (FFH 331) passes Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting integrated operations in the South China Sea, Sept. 19. Higgins is assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)

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