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U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 1st Class Justine Batres, from California, uses a bore brush to clean the barrel of a Mark 45 5-inch gun on the fo’c’sle aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during 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: | 9713831 |
| VIRIN: | 260515-N-ER894-1654 |
| Resolution: | 3434x4293 |
| Size: | 2.22 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 11 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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