SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 5, 2022) Sonar Technician (Surface) 3rd Class Chase Wissman, from Tampa Bay, Florida, dries the multi-function towed array (MFTA) tow line while retrieving the MFTA aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting routine operations in the South China Sea, Oct. 5. 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.

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