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    Dexter Filkins, a journalist for The New Yorker, visits the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the South China Sea [Image 3 of 4]

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    Dexter Filkins, a journalist for The New Yorker, visits the USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) in the South China Sea

    231029-N-CV021-1035 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 29, 2023) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Charles Cooper tells the story of Sergeant Rafael Peralta the namesake of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) to Dexter Filkins, a journalist for The New Yorker, and Balazs Gardi, photographer, as part of a ship tour in the South China Sea, Oct. 29. Rafael Peralta is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alexandria Esteban)

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    Date Taken: 10.29.2023
    Date Posted: 11.08.2023 05:10
    Photo ID: 8112956
    VIRIN: 231029-N-CV021-1035
    Resolution: 5978x3985
    Size: 1.13 MB
    Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA

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