Seaman Johannes Suarez, from New York, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen’s (DDG 82) deck department, performs routine maintenance on a life preserver in the hangar bay, June 16, 2021. Lassen is underway in the Atlantic Ocean supporting USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) Full Ship Shock Trials. The Navy conducts shock trials of new ship designs using live explosives to confirm that our warships can continue to meet demanding mission requirements under harsh conditions they might encounter in battle.

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Keywords: 82, ddg, lassen, uss, xi307