220927-N-IX644-1310 IONIAN SEA (Sept. 27, 2022) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103) sail in formation alongside the Spanish Navy ship’s ESPS Juan Carlos I (LHD 61), ESPS Navarra (F 85), and ESP Castilla (L 52) as Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 and Spanish harriers perform a flyover during combined operations in the Ionian Sea, Sept. 27, 2022. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group 10 and the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (GHWBCSG). The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-136, VFA-103, VFA-86, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46. The GHWBCSG is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sasha Ambrose)
Date Taken: | 09.27.2022 |
Date Posted: | 09.28.2022 12:59 |
Photo ID: | 7439747 |
VIRIN: | 220927-N-IX644-1310 |
Resolution: | 6272x4480 |
Size: | 828.5 KB |
Location: | IONIAN SEA |
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