221201-N-RQ158-1025 PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 1, 2022) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 2nd Class Thaine Berends, from Topeka, Kansas, inspects the rotor system of an MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Dec 1. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports Alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Heather McGee)
Date Taken: | 07.03.2014 |
Date Posted: | 12.02.2022 09:14 |
Photo ID: | 7535936 |
VIRIN: | 221201-N-RQ159-1025 |
Resolution: | 2947x1960 |
Size: | 862.71 KB |
Location: | JP |
Hometown: | TOPEKA, KANSAS, US |
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