USS Shoup conducts flight operations Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 51 [Image 2 of 5]

PHILIPPINE SEA

11.24.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Donavan K Patubo 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 24, 2023) Sailors prepare an MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the Warlords of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, for departure from the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Shoup (DDG 86) while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 24. Shoup is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)

• Date Taken: 11.24.2023
• Date Posted: 11.25.2023 04:30
• Photo ID: 8138140
• VIRIN: 231124-N-HP061-1002
• Resolution: 4480x5600
• Size: 890.89 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA