170320-N-PP996-043 [Image 116 of 293]

03.20.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Kelley 

U.S. Navy           

170320-N-PP996-043 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 20, 2017) Gas Turbine System Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Jesse Maples, from San Simon, Arizona, dons protective gear during a toxic gas drill aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Michael Murphy 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. 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 Danny Kelley/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.20.2017
• Date Posted: 03.24.2017 00:52
• Photo ID: 3255010
• VIRIN: 170320-N-PP996-043
• Resolution: 5568x3712
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