U.S. Navy Ensign Nicholas Lane, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53), gives zone inspection training to Sailors in the galley in the South China Sea, July 15, 2026. John Paul Jones 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 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: | 07.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.24.2026 03:20 |
| Photo ID: | 9829356 |
| VIRIN: | 260715-N-VC040-1062 |
| Resolution: | 4253x2835 |
| Size: | 3.26 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 2 |
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