USS Winston S. Churchill [Image 2 of 6]

ARABIAN GULF

09.24.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Louis Staats 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

200924-N-PS962-0029 ARABIAN GULF (Sept. 24, 2020)
A MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, the Navy coastal patrol ship USS Tempest (PC 2), center, and the Coast Guard patrol boat USCGC Adak (WPB 1333) move into formation during joint air operation in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) with the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), not pictured, in the Arabian Gulf, Sept. 24. Winston S. Churchill is deployed to 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 Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three critical chokepoints to the free flow of global commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Louis Thompson Staats IV)

• Date Taken: 09.24.2020
• Date Posted: 09.28.2020 03:19
• Photo ID: 6371607
• VIRIN: 200924-N-PS962-0029
• Resolution: 4644x3317
• Size: 889.48 KB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF