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From left, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Glenda Miller, from Wichita, Kansas, and Electrician's Mate 1st Class David Cozart, from Cleveland, Ohio, demonstrate proper CPR techniques on a medical dummy during training aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the South China Sea, May 26, 2025. Gridley, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 22,2025) Cmdr. Rebecca Conti-Vock, executive officer of Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) from Baltimore, Maryland, debriefs executive and medical division Sailors after a division in the spotlight inspection, May 22, while operating in the South China Sea. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 22, 2025) Cmdr. Rebecca Conti-Vock, executive officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65), inspects the service dress whites jumper of Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Michael Deleon from Portland, Oregon, for proper stenciling under the cape. The Sailors were inspected as part of Benfold’s division in the spotlight program, May 22, while operating in the South China Sea. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 22, 2025) Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) stand in formation for a service dress whites uniform inspection conducted by Cmdr. Rebecca Conti-Vock, executive officer of Benfold, from Baltimore, Maryland. The Sailors were inspected as part of Benfold’s division in the spotlight program, May 22, while operating in the South China Sea. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.)

SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 22,2025) Executive division and medical division Sailors pose for a group photo amidships of the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) May 22, while operating in the South China Sea. Benfold is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s Largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker.)

We were sunbathing on Nha Trang beach when this lobster vendor approached. She stopped by a Russian couple who, despite some doubts about the seafood’s freshness, bought two. She cooked them right there on the sand, using a small charcoal stove, with the sound of the sea in the background. A typical scene on Vietnam’s coast, where food and beach life go hand in hand.

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Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Damian Payment, from Denver, Colorado, instructs a Tactical Combat Casualty Care course on the mess decks of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) in the South China Sea, May 12, 2025. Curtis Wilbur, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mark Bergado)

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Damian Payment, from Denver, Colorado, right, teaches the class how to properly apply a tourniquet on Electrician’s Mate 2nd Class Jincong Dai, from Hayward, California, on the mess decks of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) in the South China Sea, May 12, 2025. Curtis Wilbur, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mark Bergado)

From left, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Glenda Miller, from Wichita, Kansas, administers a vaccination to Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Delilah Medina, from Riverside, California, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the South China Sea, May 7, 2025. Gridley, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)

Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Glenda Miller, from Wichita, Kansas, treats a head wound aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) in the South China Sea, May 14, 2025. Gridley, assigned to the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations on a scheduled deployment, demonstrating the U.S. Navy's unwavering commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Meyer)