230123-N-QF023-1083 PHILLIPINE SEA (Jan. 23, 2023) Boatswains’s Mate 2nd Class DeMarcus Lawrence, from Port Arthur, Texas, dons POIC gear during a passenger transfer 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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