U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Arthur Martinez, left, from Texas, braces Gunner’s Mate Seaman Izaiah Cortez, from Mississippi, as he connects cargo to an H225 Super Puma helicopter on 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: | 9933974 |
| VIRIN: | 260910-N-ER894-1534 |
| Resolution: | 3074x3843 |
| Size: | 1.55 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 6 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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