U.S. Navy Seaman Rock Calixte, left, and Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Recruit Tariq Chamberlain, both from Florida, participate in flight quarters 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: | 05.10.2026 02:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9674166 |
| VIRIN: | 260428-N-RP947-3024 |
| Resolution: | 3706x2471 |
| Size: | 1.55 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
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