Operation Martillo [Image 116 of 145]

CARIBBEAN SEA

01.28.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shane Jackson 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Emaka Igwe, left, Boatswain's Mate Seaman Kawane Ramsey, center, and Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Jarod Smith leave the flight deck of guided-missile frigate USS Kauffman (FFG 59) after removing chocks and chains from an SH-60B Seahawk helicopter assigned to helicopter anti-submarine light (HSL) 60 squadron, “The Immortals." Kauffman is deployed to the Fourth Fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. Southern Command and Operation Martillo. Operation Martillo is a joint, interagency and multinational collaborative effort to deny transnational criminal organizations air and maritime access to the littoral regions of the Central American isthmus. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shane A. Jackson/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.28.2015
• Date Posted: 01.30.2015 02:23
• Photo ID: 1743077
• VIRIN: 150128-N-IG780-127
• Resolution: 2379x1583
• Size: 708.33 KB
• Location: CARIBBEAN SEA