U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Thomas Reed and Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Johnson, machinery technicians assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757), conduct repairs on a generator while underway in the South China Sea, May 1, 2026. Midgett 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. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Jennifer Nilson)