210715-N-JL294-1049 PHILIPPINE SEA (July 15, 2021) Mineman 2nd Class Danielle Epperson, right, from Dalton, Ga., receives an Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS) certificate from Cmdr. Joseph Burgon, from Cottonwood, Calif., aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 15. 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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