U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class, Cheryl Makosso, from Maryland, signals to a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom attached to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) in the Philippine Sea, April 24, 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: | 04.24.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.10.2026 03:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9674205 |
| VIRIN: | 260424-N-RP947-1263 |
| Resolution: | 3232x2155 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 9 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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