260827-N-JJ672-1498
U.S. Navy Sailors prepare to heave a messenger line during a replenishment-at-sea evolution with Royal Australian Navy Supply-class replenishment oiler HMAS Supply (A195) on the fo’c’sle aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during routine operations in the South China Sea, Aug. 27, 2026. Benfold is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. 7th Fleet is 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 Oscar Diaz)
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.13.2026 09:57 |
| Photo ID: | 9932196 |
| VIRIN: | 260827-N-JJ672-1498 |
| Resolution: | 5163x4000 |
| Size: | 3.64 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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