U.S. Navy Sonar Technician 2nd Class Jacob Simon participates in an anti-submarine warfare exercise while standing watch in the sonar control room aboard Arleigh Burke-class missile-guided destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) during the multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) alongside Japan and the Philippines in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 24, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.06.2026 00:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9552032 |
| VIRIN: | 260224-N-JJ672-1001 |
| Resolution: | 3452x4000 |
| Size: | 3.78 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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