U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Dylan Mays, from Rhode Island, places a Mark 45 5-inch gun round on a storage rack in the 5-inch gun loader room aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) prior to routine maintenance, while underway in the Indian Ocean, May 15, 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: | 05.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.29.2026 00:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9713826 |
| VIRIN: | 260515-N-ER894-1143 |
| Resolution: | 4000x5000 |
| Size: | 3.43 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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