Currently stationed close to the Philippine Sea boundary in the South China Sea is the destroyer USS John Finn.

 Currently stationed close to the Philippine Sea boundary in the South China Sea is the destroyer USS John Finn.


A live-fire gunnery exercise is conducted by USS John Finn (DDG 113).


The Navy said this week that the destroyer USS John Finn (DDG-113) is officially a member of the forward-deployed naval forces in Yokosuka, Japan. The destroyer of the Arleigh Burke-class arrived in Yokosuka on Saturday, according to a news release from the U.S. 7th Fleet. On Monday, it became a component of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and Commander, Task Force 71 (CTF-71).

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