220628-N-YD731-1006 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 28, 2022) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Robert Lamb opens the roar blades of an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, in preparation for flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 28, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Novalee Manzella)
Date Taken: | 06.28.2022 |
Date Posted: | 06.30.2022 00:20 |
Photo ID: | 7297094 |
VIRIN: | 220628-N-YD731-1006 |
Resolution: | 4064x5690 |
Size: | 971.13 KB |
Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
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