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PHILIPPINE SEA (June 24, 2022) Gas Turbine Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Lucas Vath, from Minneapolis, conducts a search-and-rescue (SAR) exercise while Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine boat operations. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen)