170318-N-PP996-192 [Image 10 of 172]

03.18.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Kelley 

U.S. Navy           

170318-N-PP996-192 SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 18, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Justin Wahl, from York Haven, Pennsylvania, signals an MH-60R helicopter from Maritime Helicopter Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 on the flight deck of 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: 03.18.2017
• Date Posted: 03.30.2017 00:03
• Photo ID: 3271299
• VIRIN: 170318-N-PP996-192
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 4.28 MB