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U.S. Navy Hull Maintenance Technician 1st Class Lakesha Conway, left, from Michigan, and Navy Counselor 1st Class Martika Velasquez, from California, stand at parade rest prior to being advanced to chief petty officer during a pinning ceremony on the aft missile deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) while underway in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 16, 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: | 09.15.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 09.16.2026 05:46 |
| Photo ID: | 9940521 |
| VIRIN: | 260916-N-ER894-1120 |
| Resolution: | 5267x3511 |
| Size: | 2.32 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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