220818-N-QF023-1099 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Aug. 18, 2022) Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander, 7th Fleet, presents Capt. Chase Sargeant, outgoing commander, Task Force 71 with the Legion of Merit award during Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 change of command ceremony aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) pierside at Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Aug. 18. Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 is the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force.

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