Sailors aboard USS Spruance (DDG 111) hold pinning ceremony for the first Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist program aboard a destroyer. [Image 33 of 231]

PACIFIC OCEAN

11.03.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Gaskill 

U.S. Navy           

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 2, 2016) Cmdr. Manuel Hernandez, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), Cmdr. Tim Arbulu, executive officer, Lt. Cmdr. Scott French, officer in charge of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 “Devilfish” detachment assigned to Spruance, and Sailors assigned to Spruance and HSM 49 stand in front of a MH-60R “Seahawk” helicopter on the flight deck following the pinning ceremony for the first Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist program aboard a destroyer. Spruance and guided-missile destroyers USS Decatur (DDG 73) and USS Momsen (DDG 92), along with embarked “Warbirds” and “Devilfish” detachments of HSM 49, are deployed in support of maritime security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific as part of a U.S. 3rd Fleet Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) under Commander, Destroyer Squadron (CDS) 31. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Will Gaskill)

• Date Taken: 11.03.2016
• Date Posted: 11.16.2016 00:08
• Photo ID: 2992233
• VIRIN: 161102-N-SU278-175
• Resolution: 4473x3195
• Size: 1.25 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN