File:USS Benfold (DDG 65) sails past downtown San Diego, Sept. 13, 2006.jpg

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San Diego (Sept. 13,2006) – USS Benfold (DDG 65) sails past downtown San Diego. USS Benfold (DDG 65) with nearly 6,000 Sailors and Marines and eight ships of Expeditionary Strike Group Five (ESG 5) depart from Naval Base San Diego for a six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. The strike group completed their last training work-up, Joint Task Force Exercise, Aug. 21. ESG 5 completed two other required work-ups this summer, collectively preparing the group for the difficult challenges a deployment presents. ESG 5 is comprised of Amphibious Squadron 5, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, USS Boxer (LHD 4), USS Dubuque (LPD 8), USS Comstock (LSD 45), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), USS Benfold (DDG 65), USS Howard (DDG 83), United States Coast Guard Ship Midgett (WHEC 726) and Canadian Frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Daisy Abonza (RELEASED BY FLEET PUBLIC AFFAIRS CENTER PACIFIC)
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