170131-N-FT178-032 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2017) Lt. Thomas Madson, from Solomons, Maryland, a pilot assigned to Combat Element 1 of the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, signals from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57). Lake Champlain 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 the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. 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 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)
Date Taken: | 01.31.2017 |
Date Posted: | 02.07.2017 17:15 |
Photo ID: | 3145003 |
VIRIN: | 170131-N-FT178-032 |
Resolution: | 1800x1217 |
Size: | 1.06 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Hometown: | SOLOMONS, MARYLAND, US |
Web Views: | 13 |
Downloads: | 7 |
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