USS Mustin conducts replenishment-at-sea with USNS Alan Shepard in Indian Ocean

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) breaks away from Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) following a replenishment-at-sea in the Indian Ocean, May 14, 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)