U.S Navy Seaman Clayton Johnmeyer from Florida prepares food in the galley aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in the Philippine Sea, April 23, 2026. Fitzgerald 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 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Angelo Gonzalez)
| Date Taken: | 04.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.29.2026 00:49 |
| Photo ID: | 9647382 |
| VIRIN: | 260423-N-RP947-1030 |
| Resolution: | 3812x2541 |
| Size: | 3.13 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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