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U.S. Navy Ensign Abigail Knippel, center, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), is promoted to lieutenant junior grade during a promotion ceremony on the aft missile deck in the western Pacific Ocean, July 8, 2026. John Paul Jones 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 operate with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Caleb Kissner)
| Date Taken: | 07.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.12.2026 21:22 |
| Photo ID: | 9806954 |
| VIRIN: | 260708-N-VC040-1032 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 4.62 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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