160604-N-KK394-045 [Image 11 of 29]

UNITED STATES

06.04.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class James Veal 

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)   

160604-N-KK394-045

ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 4, 2016) - Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class David Wertsch (right), assigned to the Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, instructs Midshipmen Adrienne Martinson (left) on how to properly fasten a gunner's belt of an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike). Ike is currently underway as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG)’s deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. With CVN 69 as the flagship, strike group assets include the embarked squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 and ships USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Monterey (CG 61), USS Stout (DDG 55), USS Roosevelt (DDG 80), USS Mason (DDG 87) and USS Nitze (DDG 94). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anderson W. Branch/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.04.2016
• Date Posted: 06.06.2016 21:25
• Photo ID: 2638379
• VIRIN: 160604-N-KK394-045
• Resolution: 6626x4417
• Size: 1.13 MB
• Location: US