U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Izaiah Cortez, from Mississippi, fires a shot line from the fo’c’sle aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) while underway in the Indian Ocean, June 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: | 06.27.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.03.2026 04:57 |
| Photo ID: | 9790289 |
| VIRIN: | 260628-N-ER894-1077 |
| Resolution: | 3643x4160 |
| Size: | 2.5 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
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