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    USS Benfold (DDG 65) Conducts Routine Operations [Image 5 of 7]

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    USS Benfold (DDG 65) Conducts Routine Operations

    YOKOSUKA, JAPAN

    08.23.2024

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    Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

    PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2024) – An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 approaches the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) in support of Crew’s Mobility-Aviation Certification. Events included day and night landing qualification, vertical replenishment, and Helicopter In-Flight Refueling (HIFR). Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Five One, also known as "Warlords," is a United States Navy helicopter squadron stationed at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, located in Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Benfold is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Fireman Yeudiel S. Bernal).

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    Date Taken: 08.23.2024
    Date Posted: 10.01.2024 18:16
    Photo ID: 8672524
    VIRIN: 240823-N-EK538-5435
    Resolution: 4000x6000
    Size: 2.47 MB
    Location: YOKOSUKA, JP

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