U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Halen Beck, from Pennsylvania, loads 30mm rounds into a Mark 38 Mod. 4 machine gun aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), prior to a live-fire exercise in the South China Sea, April 17, 2026. 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. 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 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
| Date Taken: | 04.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2026 03:18 |
| Photo ID: | 9659048 |
| VIRIN: | 260417-N-ER894-1008 |
| Resolution: | 4932x3583 |
| Size: | 2.04 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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