U.S. Navy Chief Hull Maintenance Technician Lakesha Conway, center, from Michigan, and Chief Navy Counselor Martika Velasquez, center right, from California, stand at attention alongside fellow chiefs 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: | 9940542 |
| VIRIN: | 260916-N-ER894-1284 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 2.67 MB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
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