HAKODATE, Japan (Oct. 7, 2022) Members of the Hakodate America-Japan Society host a welcoming ceremony for Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) after the ship arrived for a scheduled port visit, Oct. 7. Benfold is assigned to Commander, 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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