Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) prepare for a Japan Maritime Self Defense Force SH-60 helicopter to land on the ship’s flight deck during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and enables real-world proficiency and readiness in......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Aliana Valde, from New City, N.Y., waves to a Japan Maritime Self Defense Force SH-60 helicopter as it departs from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and enables......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) fires its MK45 5-inch gun for a live-fire exercise during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and enables real-world proficiency and readiness in response to any contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Leo Orange, from Vacaville, Calif., and Operations Specialist 2nd Class Eric Ng, from Millbrae, Calif., set the navigation plot for a MK45 5-inch gun live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
Fire Controlman 1st Class Michael Fraine, from Cheyenne, Wyo., operates the MK45 5-inch gun from the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and enables real-world proficiency and......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
Operations Specialist 1st Class Justin Brown, from Altamont, N.Y., supervises chart plotting for a MK45 5-inch live-fire exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and enables real-world proficiency......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Deanna Gonzales | USS BENFOLD | 03.05.2021
Chief Fire Controlman Donald Lough, from Carnelia Bay, Calif. supervises the MK45 5-inch gun live-fire exercise from the combat information center aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training Exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and enables......
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Graham | Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 | 03.04.2021
Boatswain’s Mate Seaman J-Ree Reeves signals to a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) SH-60 Seahawk assigned to the JS Ise (DDH 182) on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during the annual U.S.-Japan Bilateral Advanced Warfighting Training exercise. BAWT focuses on joint training and interoperability of coalition forces, and......
