SH-60B Sea Hawk prepares to launch from USS Winston S. Churchill [Image 19 of 21]

INDIAN OCEAN

10.20.2012

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Aaron Chase 

U.S. Navy           

Seaman Lindsey M. Reynolds, from Huntington, N.Y., prepares to remove chock and chains from an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Proud Warriors of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 42 before takeoff from the guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81). Winston S. Churchill is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Chase/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.20.2012
• Date Posted: 10.22.2012 23:11
• Photo ID: 765655
• VIRIN: 121020-N-YF306-039
• Resolution: 4288x2848
• Size: 1.54 MB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN