Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) board the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) for a visit, board, search and seizure exercise during an independent deployer certification (IDCERT).

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jul. 20, 2013) Sailors from the guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70) board the guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) for a visit, board, search and seizure exercise during an independent deployer certification (IDCERT). The IDCERT exercise is designed to certify select U.S. ships as independent deployers as tasked by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean Furey) File# 130720-N-WX059-019