U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Cynthia Mejia Astorga, left, assigned to Fleet Surgical Team 3, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Landon Adams, assigned to Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4), prepare sterile equipment for a laparoscopic surgery in one of Boxer’s operating rooms while transiting the Indian Ocean, June 29, 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 2nd Class Tyler Miles)
| Date Taken: | 06.29.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.10.2026 08:36 |
| Photo ID: | 9781217 |
| VIRIN: | 260629-N-MH008-1021 |
| Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
| Size: | 2.64 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
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