170517-N-ZW825-016 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (May 17, 2017)

170517-N-ZW825-016 REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (May 17, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Steven Muckenthaler, a Mission Viejo, California native, speaks to a tour group aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) as part of the International Maritime Defense Exhibition 2017 (IMDEX-17). IMDEX-17 is hosted by the Republic of Singapore and is one of the largest maritime exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific region, featuring a trade show and a series of multilateral exercises and exchanges. Twenty-seven ships from 18 navies along with chiefs of navy from around the globe will participate in IMDEX-17. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)