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U.S. Navy Chief Fire Controlman (Aegis Weapons System) Ryan Lytton, left, from Oregon, and Chief Cryptologic Technician (Technical) Matthew Nichols, back, from Texas, place a combination cover on Navy Counselor 1st Class Martika Velasquez, from California, during a chief petty officer 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: | 9940534 |
| VIRIN: | 260916-N-ER894-1252 |
| Resolution: | 3436x2749 |
| Size: | 1.56 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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