210724-N-WU807-1047 APRA HARBOR, Guam (July 24, 2021) Mineman 1st Class Kevin Blanchard, forward, from Fitchburg, Mass., signals to 'avast' and Mineman 2nd Class William Updegraff, from New Orleans, sits in a rigid-hulled inflatable boat during boat operations aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Charleston (LCS 18), July 24. Charleston, part of Destroyer Squadron Seven, is on a rotational deployment operating in the 7th Fleet area of operation 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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