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U.S. Navy Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Shamarie Merlous, from New York, participates in a fire drill aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in the South China Sea, April 28, 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: | 04.28.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.07.2026 09:00 |
| Photo ID: | 9668517 |
| VIRIN: | 260428-N-RP947-1050 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 1.39 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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