U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Izaiah Cortez, left, from Mississippi, and Seaman Ayden Tinsely, from Virginia, stand by to remove chocks and chains from an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 prior to take off from the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) while underway in the Indian Ocean, June 6, 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: | 06.11.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.11.2026 00:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9741756 |
| VIRIN: | 260606-N-ER894-1167 |
| Resolution: | 5920x3330 |
| Size: | 2.36 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
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