USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) conducts a crew-served weapons exercise [Image 4 of 8]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

06.22.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Colby Mothershead 

Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 23, 2023) Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Matthew Tremblay, from Phoenix, Ariz., mounts a .50 caliber machine gun on a stand during a crew-served weapons evolution on the forecastle aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115). Rafael Peralta is assigned to Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)

• Date Taken: 06.22.2023
• Date Posted: 06.29.2023 09:24
• Photo ID: 7887444
• VIRIN: 230623-N-JO829-1320
• Resolution: 2400x1714
• Size: 910.22 KB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA