A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter flies over a formation of U.S. Coast Guard cutters including (from right to left) Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757); Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters USCGC Glen Harris (WPC-1144); USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC-1141); and USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) during a photo exercise in the South China Sea, May 21, 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 Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley)