USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Participates in Multiple Carrier Strike Group Operations [Image 19 of 27]

PHILIPPINE SEA

10.03.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Haydn Smith  

USS Carl Vinson   

211003-N-HS181-1187 PHILIPPINE SEA (Oct. 3, 2021) An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, carrying Commodore Steve Moorhouse, commander, United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, Col. Simon M. Doran, senior national representative to the Queen Elizabeth Carrier Strike Group and Capt. James Blackmore, United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group air wing commander, strike warfare commander, takes off from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) following a key leader engagement Oct. 3, 2021. The United Kingdom’s carrier strike group led by HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08); JMSDF Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Ise (DDH 182); Royal Canadian Navy’s HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338); Royal Netherlands Navy’s HNLMS Evertsen (F 805); Royal New Zealand Navy’s HMNZS Te Kaha (F 77) and U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Groups led by flagships USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), conducted multiple carrier strike group operations in the Philippine Sea. The integrated at-sea operations brought together more than 15,000 Sailors across five nations to demonstrate an unmatched network of alliances and partnerships in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Haydn N. Smith)

• Date Taken: 10.03.2021
• Date Posted: 10.08.2021 08:24
• Photo ID: 6872566
• VIRIN: 211003-N-HS181-1187
• Resolution: 3930x2616
• Size: 966.88 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA