170130-N-RM689-359
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2017) Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Jacob Kruegar (front), from Seattle, Washington, attaches the hook to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 78 while Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Nick Gravesande, from Tecate, Mexico, holds him steady during a practice exercise for a future vertical replenishment-at-sea on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)
Date Taken: | 01.30.2017 |
Date Posted: | 02.01.2017 02:11 |
Photo ID: | 3132460 |
VIRIN: | 170130-N-RM689-359 |
Resolution: | 3713x5568 |
Size: | 1.04 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 13 |
Downloads: | 10 |
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