2nd Class Riley Etchison, A Burlington Native, Onboard USS Preble

241130-N-KW492-1030 (Nov. 30, 2024) PHILIPPINE SEA

Navy Office of Community Outreach – Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Riley Etchison, from Burlington, Iowa, signals on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 30.

Preble 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryre Arciaga)