USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) conducts PHOTOEX with Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters [Image 2 of 8]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

05.21.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter flies above Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) 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)

• Date Taken: 05.21.2026
• Date Posted: 07.27.2026 19:34
• Photo ID: 9834559
• VIRIN: 260521-G-BB085-1035
• Resolution: 7678x5119
• Size: 4.98 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA