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

U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate Seaman Jaylen Terrell, from Texas, observes Military Sealift Command Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) from the fo’c’sle aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) prior to a replenishment-at-sea while underway in the Indian Ocean, July 30, 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)