161013-N-SU278-229 [Image 255 of 360]

10.13.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Gaskill 

U.S. Navy           

161013-N-SU278-229
South China Sea (Oct. 13, 2016) Clockwise from left, the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), the Military Sealift Command (MSC) ammunition and cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11), the guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (DDG 73), the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet oiler USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) steam in formation as part of interoperability drills between the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) in the South China Sea Sea, Oct. 13, 2016. The drills are meant to enhance readiness of cruiser-destroyer ships to rapidly integrate with an amphibious task force to provide increased capability for amphibious operations in support of crisis response or disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Will Gaskill)

• Date Taken: 10.13.2016
• Date Posted: 10.14.2016 00:41
• Photo ID: 2919230
• VIRIN: 161013-N-SU278-229
• Resolution: 4226x3019
• Size: 1.14 MB