210315-N-VD554-0247 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 15, 2021) – Sonar Technician (Surface) 2nd Class William Ford (center), from Mobile, Ala., operates a double-drum winch during a NIXIE stream aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115). Rafael Peralta is 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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