
INDIAN OCEAN, (September 4, 2026) - U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) receives fuel and supplies from Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Wally Schirra (T-AKE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Indian Ocean, 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 via DOW)




