USS Essex action [Image 18 of 134]

USS ESSEX, ARABIAN GULF

10.17.2015

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Huey Younger 

U.S. Navy           

ARABIAN GULF (Oct. 17, 2015) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Maxwell Brennick, from the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, instructs Capt. Brian J. Quin how to use the communication system aboard an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter. Quin relieved Capt. Pete M. Mantz as the new commanding officer of Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during an aerial lead change. Essex is the flagship of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (15th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Huey D. Younger Jr./Released)

• Date Taken: 10.17.2015
• Date Posted: 10.21.2015 06:59
• Photo ID: 2241043
• VIRIN: 151017-N-MD297-015
• Resolution: 3327x2376
• Size: 844.04 KB
• Location: USS ESSEX, ARABIAN GULF