ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2022) – Sonar Technician 3rd Class Devion Nichols checks to make sure the Tactical Towed Array Sonar (TACTAS) cable is being deployed properly before submarine detection exercises begin aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), March 18. USS Porter, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is currently participating in Task Force Exercise in the 2nd Fleet area of operations. TFEX serves as the certification exercise for independent deploying ships and is designed to test mission readiness and performance in integrated operations.

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