U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Patrick Mahar, center left, chief engineer aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), instructs Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Arthur Martinez, from Texas, on the proper handling of an aqueous film-forming foam hose on the flight deck aboard Mustin during an aircraft firefighting drill while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 17, 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: | 07.16.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.20.2026 02:31 |
| Photo ID: | 9819609 |
| VIRIN: | 260717-N-ER894-1127 |
| Resolution: | 4512x3008 |
| Size: | 2.17 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 12 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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