US Navy Conducts Bilateral Sail with Philippine Navy in South China Sea

29 Oktober 2023

US Dewey (DDG 105) and BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS 15) (photos : dvids)

UOUTH CHINA SEA -- Chief Boatswain's Mate Dustin Lewis, from Chattanooga, Tennessee, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), pilots a rigid-hull inflatable boat after departing the Philippine navy offshore patrol vessel BRP Gregorio del Pilar (PS 15) during a bilateral sail while operating in the South China Sea, Oct. 21, 2023.

Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy's largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet's principal surface force.

(DVIDS)