USS Montgomery (LCS 8) Flight Ops [Image 8 of 8]

U.S. 3RD FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

12.07.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lily Gebauer 

Expeditionary Strike Group 3

221207-N-TT059-1591 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 7, 2022) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jesse Caulson, left, and Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Americo Rosario walk across the flight deck as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 departs during a vertical replenishment exercise aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), Dec. 7, 2022. Montgomery, along with San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), is underway off the coast of Southern California in U.S. 3rd Fleet in support of the NASA Artemis I Orion spacecraft recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command and service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. Montgomery, homeported in San Diego, has flexible surface warfare capabilities that make it an ideal partner to support NASA, including its 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat and large mission bay. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lily Gebauer)

• Date Taken: 12.07.2022
• Date Posted: 12.08.2022 19:15
• Photo ID: 7547806
• VIRIN: 221207-N-TT059-1591
• Resolution: 5968x3979
• Size: 2.05 MB
• Location: U.S. 3RD FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY