VP-26 loads torpedo at Kadena Air Base

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 26, load a Mark 54 lightweight torpedo onto a P-8A Poseidon on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 7, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet. 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 William Bennett IV)