240707-N-AT887-1043 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 7, 2024) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 3rd Class Yusuf Smith, from Las Vegas, performs maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, in the hangar bay of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Pacific Ocean, July 7. 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 Kevin Steffanson)
Date Taken: | 07.07.2024 |
Date Posted: | 07.08.2024 01:35 |
Photo ID: | 8516953 |
VIRIN: | 240708-N-AT887-1043 |
Resolution: | 6359x4542 |
Size: | 5.32 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 42 |
Downloads: | 7 |
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