U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Josiah Garcia, stands watch on the starboard bridge wing aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) while transiting the Balabac Strait, April 27, 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: | 04.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.10.2026 02:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9674161 |
| VIRIN: | 260427-N-RP947-3006 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 2.59 MB |
| Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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