160913-N-GP548-003 [Image 104 of 167]

PHILIPPINE SEA

04.08.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Elijah Leinaar  

U.S. Navy           

160913-N-GP548-003
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 13, 2016) Lt. j.g. Paul Shagor, from the “Golden Falcons” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, leads a preflight live-fire brief as part of a sink exercise (SINKEX) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield is a biennial, U.S. only, field-training exercise with a focus on integration of joint training among U.S. forces. This is the sixth exercise in the Valiant Shield series that began in 2006. HSC 12 is embarked aboard the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), which is on patrol as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Five in the Philippine Sea supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Elijah G. Leinaar/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.08.2016
• Date Posted: 09.15.2016 00:07
• Photo ID: 2854491
• VIRIN: 160913-N-GP548-003
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 998.06 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA