VP-26 refuels in Darwin, Australia

U.S. Navy Sailors, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance Squadron (VP) 26, refuel a P-8A Poseidon aircraft on Royal Australian Air Force Base, Darwin, Australia July 23, 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)