Sailors Practice for a Vertical Replenishment-at-Sea aboard USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) [Image 39 of 184]

PACIFIC OCEAN

01.30.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelsey Adams 

U.S. Navy           

170130-N-RM689-434
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2017) Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class Nick Gravesande, from Tecate, Mexico, looks for a signal from the helicopter tower as Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Robert Davis, from Kansas City, Kansas, watches the approach of an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 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 00:08
• Photo ID: 3134550
• VIRIN: 170130-N-RM689-434
• Resolution: 4800x3050
• Size: 864.53 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN