SOUTH CHINA SEA – Sailors assigned to Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) handle line during a replenishment-at-sea with Royal Australian Navy Supply-class replenishment oiler HMAS Supply (A 195) in the South China Sea, July 18, 2026. Santa Barbara is on a rotational deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to support a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (Courtesy photo from U.S. Navy)
| Date Taken: | 07.17.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.21.2026 04:14 |
| Photo ID: | 9821999 |
| VIRIN: | 260718-N-NR876-1004 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 2.55 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 13 |
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