210321-N-UM706-1032 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 21, 2021) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Matthew Frantz, from Sayre, Penn., mans a .50-caliber machine gun during a fast attack craft training exercise. Ashland is temporarily assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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