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    U.S. Navy Sailor takes a solar azimuth reading with a sextant [Image 1 of 2]

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    U.S. Navy Sailor takes a solar azimuth reading with a sextant

    NORWEGIAN SEA – (May 11, 2025) U.S. Navy Sailor, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bulkeley (DDG 84), takes a solar azimuth reading with a sextant to calculate positioning during At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025. ASD/FS 25 is the largest at-sea live-fire exercise in the European theater, hosted by U.S. 6th Fleet and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. ASD/FS 25 is designed to enhance Allied interoperability in a joint, live-fire, Integrated Air and Missile Defense environment using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye)

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    Date Taken: 05.11.2025
    Date Posted: 06.05.2025 03:33
    Photo ID: 9041256
    VIRIN: 250511-N-LX270-1015
    Resolution: 5254x3503
    Size: 1.61 MB
    Location: NORWEGIAN SEA

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