SINGAPORE —Sonar Technician (Surface) Seaman Apprentice Kevin Garcia, from Rockingham, North Carolina, organizes mooring lines in the mission bay aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24) at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, Jan. 17, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region
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