210719-N-WU807-1011 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 19, 2021) Engineman 1st Class Alexis Zweygardt, right, from Phoenix, receives an Enlisted Air Warfare Specialist (ESWS) certificate from Cmdr. Joseph Burgon, from Cottonwood, Calif., aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 19. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the 7th fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

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