New York takes part in flight operations [Image 29 of 43]

RED SEA

02.05.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie 

USS NEW YORK (LPD 21)

Class Lorenzo Moreno, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), signals to an AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter, attached to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365, to land on the ship’s flight deck. New York, with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group and with embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie)

• Date Taken: 02.05.2020
• Date Posted: 02.25.2020 15:16
• Photo ID: 6114093
• VIRIN: 200205-N-GR168-2082
• Resolution: 6529x4353
• Size: 1.22 MB
• Location: RED SEA