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SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Sep. 11, 2025) Lt. Sam Melin, from Tacoma, Washington, teaches Sailors from the Philippine Navy and Cmdr. Noriyuki Kawahata, Assistant Defense Attaché of Japan to the Philippines, about flight operations on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Finn (DDG 113) during a subject matter exchange as part of Resolute Dragon in Subic Bay, Philippines, Sept. 11. John Finn is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. Resolute Dragon 25 is an annual bilateral exercise across Japan, including the Southwest Islands, that strengthens the command, control and multi-domain maneuver capabilities of III MEF and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s Western Army personnel with a focus on controlling and defending key maritime terrain. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Alexandria Esteban)
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
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EF24-70mm f/2.8L II USM
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11
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1/200
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100
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