MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) [Image 2 of 8]

AT SEA

11.20.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Antonio Turretto Ramos  

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3)

Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Michael McDowell, Lt. Robert Bower. Aviation Electronics Technician 3rd Class Tanja Sterling and AD2 Jesus Ramirez of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35 Detachment 1 use a maintenance portable electronic display device to trouble shoot navigation systems for an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned autonomous helicopter aboard the littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS-3). HSM-35 is the Navy’s first composite expeditionary helicopter squadron. The aviation detachment aboard Fort Worth consists of one MH-60R Seahawk helicopter and one MQ-8B that compliments the MH-60R by extending the range and endurance thereby enhancing maritime domain awareness. Fort Worth departed its homeport of San Diego Nov. 17 for a 16-month rotational deployment to Singapore in support of the Navy’s strategic rebalance to the Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Antonio P. Turretto Ramos/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.20.2014
• Date Posted: 11.22.2014 00:11
• Photo ID: 1671369
• VIRIN: 141120-N-DC018-018
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Location: AT SEA