U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Justice House, from Montana, gives hand signals to an H225 Super Puma helicopter from the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) while underway in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 10, 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: | 09.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.14.2026 00:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9933962 |
| VIRIN: | 260910-N-ER894-1048 |
| Resolution: | 4345x3476 |
| Size: | 1.46 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 4 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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