U.S. Navy Damage Controlman Fireman Ryland Ayers, left, uses a thermal imaging camera while Damage Control Fireman Teyonte Hawkins, right, points a firehose at a simulated fire in the pilot house of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Milius (DDG 69) during a damage control drill in the South China Sea, Feb. 17, 2026. Milius is forward deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Monica Walker)
| Date Taken: | 02.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2026 22:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9533363 |
| VIRIN: | 260217-N-MR862-1217 |
| Resolution: | 5195x3836 |
| Size: | 3.77 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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