USS Benfold arrives for port visit in Busan

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) arrives in Busan, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 1, 2026. Benfold 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 operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman D'Marco Quinene)