U.S. Navy Sailors release a “killer tomato” inflatable surface target into the water from the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) prior to a live-fire exercise in the Indian Ocean, April 24, 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: | 04.23.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.12.2026 03:19 |
| Photo ID: | 9677826 |
| VIRIN: | 260424-N-ER894-3022 |
| Resolution: | 4082x2721 |
| Size: | 2.4 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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