Air Force on Deck! [Image 8 of 12]

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

03.27.2011

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nathanael T. Miller 

U.S. Navy           

Staff Sgt. Garrett Fillingham prepares to wash down the main rotors on an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter from the 56th Rescue Squadron embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ponce. Based at Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath, England, the 56th Rescue Squadron is a U.S. Air Force detachment and is providing combat search and rescue support for coalition forces flying supporting Operation Odyssey Dawn missions. Ponce is part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility.

• Date Taken: 03.27.2011
• Date Posted: 04.01.2011 02:20
• Photo ID: 384767
• VIRIN: 110327-N-7293M-188
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 692.37 KB
• Location: MEDITERRANEAN SEA