INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2022) -  Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), bow heads for an opening prayer during the ship’s 15th birthday celebration on the forecastle. Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.  Photo by Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead.   From SOT:  The Indo-pacific is an area of interest given the recent China-Russia security pact, and your donations for yellow ribbon care package troop support boosts the morale of active duty deployed sailors like these worldwide.