230623-N-EH898-1077 ATLANTIC OCEAN. (June 23, 2023) Airman Caleb Melson, from Bakersfield, California, left, and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman William Mannel, from Gothenburg, Nebraska, prepare a EH 101 Marina Helicopter attached to the Third Italian Helicopter Squadron for take off on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The IKE Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean participating in the Carrier Strike Group Four Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). COMPTUEX is an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jorge LeBaron/Released)
Date Taken: | 06.23.2023 |
Date Posted: | 06.24.2023 22:59 |
Photo ID: | 7880137 |
VIRIN: | 230623-N-EH898-1077 |
Resolution: | 5568x3712 |
Size: | 916.18 KB |
Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 36 |
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