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260825-N-JJ672-1159
U.S. Navy Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Rohon Preston, from California, loads an M18 9mm pistol while participating in a low light small arms qualification evolution on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during routine operations in the South China Sea, Aug. 25, 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: | 08.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.13.2026 12:44 |
| Photo ID: | 9932583 |
| VIRIN: | 260825-N-JJ672-1159 |
| Resolution: | 624x416 |
| Size: | 92.14 KB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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