INDIAN OCEAN, (October 2, 2026) - U.S. Navy Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class [ ], assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carl M. Levin (DDG 120), signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 75, while underway in the Indian Ocean, Oct. 2, 2026. Carl M. Levin 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 via DOW)