Maritime Show of Force [Image 58 of 352]

WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, SOUTH KOREA

09.26.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Gaskill 

U.S. Navy           

160926-N-SU278-430 WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (Sept. 26, 2016) U.S. Navy and Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) ships maneuver together during a combined maritime operation. ROKS Seoae Ryusungryong (DDG 993) (lead ship) ROKS Yul Gok Yii (DDG 992), (Clockwise) ROKS Kang Gam Chan (DDH 979) and U.S. Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Spruance joined ROKN Aegis destroyers, submarines, anti-submarine helicopters, and U.S. and ROKN P-3 patrol aircraft in the operation that highlighted the unified naval force capabilities in defense of the Republic of Korea and region from surface, subsurface, and ballistic missile threats. Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea Commander General Vincent. K. Brooks said, "this Combined Maritime operation is another example of the broad range of capabilities the Alliance has to confront North Korea's unacceptable behavior and the threat they pose to the stability on the Korean Peninsula, and the region." (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Gaskill)

• Date Taken: 09.26.2016
• Date Posted: 09.27.2016 00:05
• Photo ID: 2880569
• VIRIN: 160926-N-SU278-430
• Resolution: 5600x4000
• Size: 1.71 MB
• Location: WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA, KR