USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) conducts night flight operations in the South China Sea [Image 12 of 12]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

05.22.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Landing Signal Officer Petty Officer 1st Class Tanpreech Chau signals for a U.S. Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter 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: 05.22.2026
• Date Posted: 08.20.2026 17:42
• Photo ID: 9836784
• VIRIN: 260522-G-BB085-1259
• Resolution: 7938x5292
• Size: 13.55 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA