USS Dewey conducts small arms live-fire gunshoot in South China Sea

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 19, 2025) – Operations Specialist 3rd Class Danna Suarez shoots a 9mm pistol during a low-light small arms live-fire gunshoot aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105) in the South China Sea, Sept. 19. Dewey 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 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)