Ocala serviceman in Philippine Sea
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[U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rawad Madanat]
PHILIPPINE SEA – Fire Controlman 3rd Class Joseph Parrish, from Ocala and Fire Controlman 2nd Class Blaize Owens, from St. Louis, load ammunition into a Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) aboard the Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) on May 20.
Shiloh is attached to Commander, Task Force 70/Carrier Strike Group 5 conducting underway operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific.