USS Russell (DDG 59) Conducts Routine Operations

PACIFIC OCEAN

01.20.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Wade Costin 

USS Russell (DDG 59)

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 20, 2021) U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class John Rodriguez, from Davenport, Fla., and Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Alan Cueva, from Paterson, N.J., load rounds into a Mark 38 25mm machine gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) Jan. 20, 2021. Russell, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward deployed fleet, with its approximate 50-70 ships and submarines, 140 aircraft, and 20,000 Sailors in the area of operations at any given time, 7th Fleet conducts forward-deployed naval operations in support of U.S. national interests throughout a free and open Indo-Pacific area of operations to foster maritime security, promote stability, and prevent conflict alongside 35 other maritime nations and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wade Costin)

• Date Taken: 01.20.2021
• Date Posted: 01.22.2021 07:45
• Photo ID: 6491868
• VIRIN: 210120-N-FZ335-1071
• Resolution: 2149x3229
• Size: 828.84 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN