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260824-N-JJ672-1459
U.S. Navy Operation Specialist 3rd Class Cristal Valencia, from California, shoots an M18 9mm pistol at targets on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a live-fire small arms qualification evolution while underway in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 24, 2026. Benfold 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. 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: | 08.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.11.2026 16:01 |
| Photo ID: | 9928837 |
| VIRIN: | 260824-N-JJ672-1459 |
| Resolution: | 5756x3837 |
| Size: | 3.42 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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