The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold, with sailors in their summer whites manning the rails, recently concluded a decade with the U.S. 7th Fleet and sailed away from Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan. #military #militarynews #navy #usnavy #yokosuka #yokosukanavalbase Read more about the Benfold here: http://bit.ly/4h4tybR 🎥: Akifumi Ishikawa / Stars and Stripes | Stars and Stripes

🚀 On this #LiveFireFriday we showcase USS Benfold (DDG 65) launching a Standard Missile-2 at a high-speed maneuvering aerial target drone during a tactical training exercise in the Philippine Sea. Benfold is assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, and is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training to enhance warfighting capability and tactical proficiency. #DESRON15 is the Navy's Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force. #Lethal

Video taken from BRP Jose Rizal (FF150), showing USS Benfold (DDG65) during the 6th MMCA held in the West Philippine Sea on February 5. (Video by Col Trinidad) | Armed Forces of the Philippines