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U.S. Navy Quartermaster Seaman Matthew Payne, from Florida, looks through an alidade while standing watch as bearing taker on the port bridge wing of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a sea and anchor evolution in Tokyo Bay, Japan, Aug. 21, 2026. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. 7th Fleet is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)
| Date Taken: | 08.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.25.2026 09:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9887714 |
| VIRIN: | 260821-N-JJ672-1255 |
| Resolution: | 4043x3079 |
| Size: | 2.16 MB |
| Location: | TOKYO BAY, JP |
| Web Views: | 4 |
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