230609-N-AT895-1354 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 9, 2023) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 fly over in formation during a multiple large deck event. Ships involved in the event are the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76); the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Robert Smalls (CG 62), USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and USS Antietam (CG 54); the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93); Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class destroyer JS Izumo (DDH 183) and Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106); and French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate FS Lorraine (D 657) along with surface units from Canada. Nimitz is in U.S. 7th Fleet conducting routine operations. U.S. 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 1st Class Nathan Laird)
Date Taken: | 06.09.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.10.2023 22:29 |
Photo ID: | 7851641 |
VIRIN: | 230609-N-AT895-1354 |
Resolution: | 3360x2240 |
Size: | 2.81 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 245 |
Downloads: | 53 |
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