USS Benfold 50 Cal Shoot [Image 5 of 5]

PACIFIC OCEAN

08.15.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Stack 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

North Pacific Ocean (Aug. 15, 2023) Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 3rd Class Pedro Roman-Rivera, left, from Culpeper, Virginia, fires a 50 caliber machine gun off the starboard side of the aft missile deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) in support of Large Scale Exercise 2023 in the North Pacific Ocean on Aug. 15. LSE 2023 integrates participants from six maritime component commands and seven numbered fleets across 22 time zones and is intended to refine how we synchronize maritime operations on a global scale. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Justin Stack)

• Date Taken: 08.15.2023
• Date Posted: 08.15.2023 20:38
• Photo ID: 7973190
• VIRIN: 230815-N-YS413-1164
• Resolution: 6521x4347
• Size: 840.55 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: CULPEPER, VA, US