EAST CHINA SEA (July 30, 2021) Aerographer’s Mate 1st Class Benjamin Grooms, from Lenoire City, Tenn., and Chief Warrant Officer Wesley Bell, from Fontana, Calif., assigned to the Naval Oceanographic Anti-Submarine Center (NOAC), Yokosuka, Japan, analyze oceanography and weather aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65). Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 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 1st Class Deanna Gonzales)