U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jessica Howard, from Georgia, unties a span wire from a line on the midships of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) in the Indian Ocean, May 28, 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: | 06.05.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.05.2026 01:54 |
| Photo ID: | 9727079 |
| VIRIN: | 260528-N-ER894-1081 |
| Resolution: | 4651x3101 |
| Size: | 2.2 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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