Sailors take part in flight operations [Image 4 of 18]

RED SEA

03.18.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lyle Wilkie 

USS NEW YORK (LPD 21)

200318-N-GR168-1134 RED SEA (March 18, 2020) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Recruit Shamus Fraser, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21), signals to a UH-1Y Huey helicopter, attached to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), to take off from the flight deck aboard the New York, March 18, 2020. 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: 03.18.2020
• Date Posted: 03.23.2020 15:51
• Photo ID: 6148059
• VIRIN: 200318-N-GR168-1134
• Resolution: 6274x4183
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: RED SEA