USS George H.W. Bush flight deck activity [Image 5 of 11]

USS MESA VERDE (LPD 19), AT SEA

06.23.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Smith 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Sailors prepare to remove chock and chain from a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Tridents of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC 9) from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.23.2014
• Date Posted: 07.01.2014 06:34
• Photo ID: 1428561
• VIRIN: 140623-N-BD629-204
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 1019.85 KB
• Location: USS MESA VERDE (LPD 19), AT SEA