220214-N-EV253-1090 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 14, 2022) – Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, U.S. Naval Air Forces, awards Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals to four Sailors assigned to the “Merlins” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, Feb. 14. Whitesell also awarded 11 Navy Air Medals and 18 Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals to other HSC-3 Sailors for exemplary volunteer action in support of nighttime aerial firefighting operations while battling the fire aboard the former USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) on July 12, 2020. In total, HSC-3 executed 1,649 aerial drops, resulting in 545,076 gallons of water dropped on Bonhomme Richard, and flew a combined 110.9 flight hours amongst 26 crews. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sara Eshleman)
| Date Taken: | 02.14.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 02.18.2022 13:52 |
| Photo ID: | 7059351 |
| VIRIN: | 220214-N-EV253-1090 |
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| Size: | 1.75 MB |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, US |
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