USS Rafael Peralta Conducts Live-Fire - SWATT 23

USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) conducts live-fire exercise during Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training 2023 (SWATT 23) exercise while operating at an undisclosed location in the Philippine Sea. The live-fire is at half speed to provide a better visual experience of the rapid firing by the ships' guns.

SWATT is the premier U.S. Naval Surface Force advanced tactical training exercise. It is designed and developed to increase combat capability and interoperability between surface units by providing multi-ship, multi-platform, multi-warfare area training at sea. Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Japan (FDNF-J) SWATT23 was the first multi-international iteration of the exercise with participation from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF).

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

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