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PHILIPPINE SEA (February 27, 2025) – Culinary Specialist 1st Class Preston Cruz from Tampa, Florida, fires an M18 SIG during a during a low light weapons qualification on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114) while underway in the Philippine Sea, Feb. 27. Ralph Johnson 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hannah Fry)