230316-N-WM182-2242 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 16, 2023) U.S. Navy Cmdr. Kelly Dossenback, from Cincinnati, embraces Sailors on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) following an aerial change of command ceremony for the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137. During the ceremony, Cmdr. Adam Bryan relieved Dossenback as the commanding officer of VFA-137. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with Allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Caitlin Flynn)
Date Taken: | 03.16.2023 |
Date Posted: | 03.16.2023 09:35 |
Photo ID: | 7684393 |
VIRIN: | 230316-N-WM182-2242 |
Resolution: | 4164x2776 |
Size: | 1.82 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 383 |
Downloads: | 8 |
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