U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Mason Hemelgarn, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), grinds the latch of a watertight door in the ship’s Hull Maintenance Technician shop, June 27, 2026. Boxer, flagship of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is underway with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners to preserve a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dustin Drake)
| Date Taken: | 06.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 06.29.2026 18:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9781042 |
| VIRIN: | 260627-N-UC201-1107 |
| Resolution: | 3375x5063 |
| Size: | 2.67 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 32 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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