U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) secure an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, to the flight deck while underway in the Western Pacific Ocean, April 16, 2026. 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. Mustin 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 Timothy Dimal)
| Date Taken: | 04.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2026 03:12 |
| Photo ID: | 9659025 |
| VIRIN: | 260416-N-ER894-2005 |
| Resolution: | 5545x3119 |
| Size: | 2.33 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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