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210712-N-FO714-1033 SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 12, 2021) Lt.j.g. Andrew Hayne, from Parker, Colo., uses binoculars to monitor a surface contact from the bridge wing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) while conducting routine underway operations. Benfold is forward-deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.