Ensign Arielle Ramirez, from La Vernia, Texas, and Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Christopher Brown, from Indianapolis, fire a 9mm pistol during a small arms qualification aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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