U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Connor Brock, left, from California, and Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Andrew Juarez, from California, inspect the rotor blades of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, prior to flight operations on the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), while underway in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 5, 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: | 09.04.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.09.2026 08:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9921125 |
| VIRIN: | 260905-N-ER894-1055 |
| Resolution: | 4957x3305 |
| Size: | 1.74 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 13 |
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