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INDIAN OCEAN (April 22, 2025) - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) fires a Mark 45 5-inch light-weight gun during a live-fire weapons exercise while operating in the Indian Ocean, April 22, 2025. Milius 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 Greg Johnson)