SEA OF JAPAN (Sept. 17, 2021) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Alyssa Hammaker, from Franklin, N.C., applies primer to a bulkhead aboard the 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)