231009-N-AR554-1035 EAST CHINA SEA (Oct. 9, 2023) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Jeremy Valdez, from Houston, scans the horizon from the cabin of an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, deployed aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the East China Sea, Oct. 9. 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 3rd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)
Date Taken: | 10.09.2023 |
Date Posted: | 10.09.2023 14:09 |
Photo ID: | 8062328 |
VIRIN: | 231009-N-AR554-1035 |
Resolution: | 4408x3526 |
Size: | 1.43 MB |
Location: | EAST CHINA SEA |
Web Views: | 67 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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