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U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Izaiah Cortez, from Mississippi, transits the flight deck after placing chocks and chains on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, during flight operations aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 9, 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: | 07.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.14.2026 05:55 |
| Photo ID: | 9809220 |
| VIRIN: | 260709-N-ER894-1161 |
| Resolution: | 2259x2824 |
| Size: | 1.29 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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