U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Tonquez Garey stands as plane captain for a Philippine Navy AW159 Lynx Wildcat helicopter assigned to Philippine Navy Jose Rizal-class guided-missile frigate BRP Antonio Luna (FFG 151) on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (DDG 105), while conducting deck landing exercises in the South China Sea, during a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone, Feb. 26, 2026. The U.S. Navy routinely operates with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and partners and allies through MCAs to continually develop, exercise and enhance multi-domain tactical interoperability to uphold peace and security in the region. Dewey is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Oscar Diaz)
| Date Taken: | 02.25.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.04.2026 21:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9549802 |
| VIRIN: | 260226-N-JJ672-1050 |
| Resolution: | 1798x2038 |
| Size: | 577.71 KB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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