USS Pearl Harbor flight deck personnel launch and recover Army helicopters [Image 23 of 307]

INDIAN OCEAN

10.03.2017

Photo by Seaman Logan Kellums 

U.S. Navy           

171003-N-OW019-064 U.S 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Oct. 3, 2017) Seaman Miguel Mendez (left) a native of Orlando, directs flight operations on the flight deck of the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52), as Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Deshawn Byers (right), a native of New York, both assigned to the ship’s deck department, observes a CH-47D Chinook, assigned to Army Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 149th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), perform touch-and-go's during night flight operations. Pearl Harbor is part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Logan C. Kellums/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.03.2017
• Date Posted: 10.17.2017 00:07
• Photo ID: 3869015
• VIRIN: 171003-N-OW019-064
• Resolution: 4788x3192
• Size: 872.42 KB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN