230524-N-RQ159-1017 PHILIPPINE SEA (May 24, 2023) Aviation Machinist’s Mate Airman Anthony Knoll, from Jacksonville, Florida, inspects the tail rotor of an MH-60S Seahawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, in the hangar bay aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, May 24, 2023. 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 Seaman Heather McGee)
Date Taken: | 12.23.2014 |
Date Posted: | 05.25.2023 10:57 |
Photo ID: | 7817456 |
VIRIN: | 230524-N-RQ159-1017 |
Resolution: | 1454x2049 |
Size: | 433.33 KB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 15 |
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