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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 27, 2025) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Nohemi Cervantes, from Staten Island, New York, assigned to the Wasp-class Amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), signals a CH-53 Super Stallion, assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 263 “Thunder Chickens”, for landing under instruction of Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handler) 2nd Class Tyler Maini, from Gainesville, Florida, during flight operations while underway on the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7). Iwo Jima is conducting exercises designed to enhance warfighting effectiveness and interoperability as part of its advanced phase of training at sea. Iwo Jima is the flagship of the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group which is uniquely positioned to deter aggression, project power through presence abroad, and execute contingency missions with its integrated Marine Corps team in support of U.S. strategic interests. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Savannah Hardesty)
| Date Taken: | 03.27.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 03.31.2025 15:57 |
| Photo ID: | 8945269 |
| VIRIN: | 250327-N-HG411-1560 |
| Resolution: | 5269x3513 |
| Size: | 849.69 KB |
| Location: | ATLANTIC OCEAN |
| Hometown: | GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, US |
| Web Views: | 53 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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