USS Mustin conducts GQ drill in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Chief Personnel Specialist Christopher Cousins, from South Carolina, holds a flag indicating a simulated fire in front of a fire team during a general quarters drill aboard U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) in the Indian Ocean, April 25, 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)