U.S. Navy Operations Specialist Seaman Jonathan Felix, from Texas, looks through binoculars while standing watch on the bridge wing of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) in the South China Sea, April 18, 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: | 04.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.04.2026 03:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9659075 |
| VIRIN: | 260418-N-ER894-1032 |
| Resolution: | 5412x3608 |
| Size: | 3.32 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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