USS McFaul comes alongside USNS Oscar V. Peterson off the Horn of Africa

Three sailors seen from behind on a warship's bridge wing, one holding a whiteboard with course and speed numbers and one looking through binoculars, watch a large grey supply ship ahead on a sunlit sea. — U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Amanda Collier (VIRIN 260923-N-N0901-1013, DVIDS 10021902) · Public domain (U.S. Navy photo)

U.S. Navy photo posted to DVIDS on Oct. 16, 2026 (UTC). The Navy's caption says surface warfare officers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) worked to bring the ship alongside the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Oscar V. Peterson (T-AKE 9) for a replenishment at sea near the Horn of Africa on Sept. 23, 2026. The caption says McFaul deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; U.S. Africa Command later announced the ship had completed a circumnavigation of Africa.

What: USS McFaul comes alongside USNS Oscar V. Peterson off the Horn of Africa
Where: Horn of Africa (at sea)
When: Sep 23, 2026
Who: U.S. Navy (USS McFaul / U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa), via DVIDS
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Sailors on a warship's bridge wing watching a supply ship at sea; no one harmed. Graphic level: none.

Sources

U.S. Navy (USS McFaul / U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa), via DVIDS · USS McFAUL (DDG 74) Refuels Before Transit Around the Horn of Africa (DVIDS 10021902)

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Captured 23 September 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: U.S. Navy (USS McFaul / U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa), via DVIDS. Location: Horn of Africa (at sea).

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Credit: U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Amanda Collier (VIRIN 260923-N-N0901-1013, DVIDS 10021902). License: Public domain (U.S. Navy photo).