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U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Christina Appleman, center, delivers a speech during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony on the aft missile deck while underway in the Indian Ocean, Sept. 16, 2026. Two Sailors aboard Mustin were promoted to the rank of chief petty officer. 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: | 9940522 |
| VIRIN: | 260916-N-ER894-1141 |
| Resolution: | 4072x3441 |
| Size: | 1.91 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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