From left, U.S. Navy Seaman Ayden Tinsley, from Virginia, Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Bar Htoo, from Texas, Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Malik Allotey, from New York, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Justice House, from Montana, observe operations from the aft missile deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during a replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) while underway in the Indian Ocean, Aug. 23, 2026. Mustin 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. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Dimal)
| Date Taken: | 08.22.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 08.24.2026 10:09 |
| Photo ID: | 9885177 |
| VIRIN: | 260823-N-ER894-1509 |
| Resolution: | 6000x3375 |
| Size: | 2.61 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 5 |
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