PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 14, 2021) Boatswain�s Mate 3rd Class Zapata and Boatwain�s Mate Seaman Vasquez give hand signals to a helicopter on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during flight training operations. 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 2nd Class Arthur Rosen)