USS John Paul Jones conducts live-fire exercise in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Seaman Brandon Jacinto-Garcia, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), fires an M240B machine gun on the aft missile deck as part of a crew-served weapons training exercise in the Indian Ocean, July 30, 2026. John Paul Jones is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operate with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caleb Kissner)