U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Christopher Combellick and Lt. Oliver Simon signal to the landing safety officer on the flight deck of Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) from the cockpit of a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, assigned to Air Station Barbers Point in Kapolei, Hawaii, during nighttime flight operations while underway in the East China Sea, June 14, 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)