OTARU, Japan (Feb. 6, 2024) Cmdr. Stephen Szachta, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), presents a plaque to Kumiko Okawa, chairwoman of Otaru Self-Defense Forces Supports Association (SDFSA) during a regularly scheduled port visit to Otaru, Japan. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Navy

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