161014-N-SU278-041 [Image 656 of 694]

10.14.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Gaskill 

U.S. Navy           

161014-N-SU278-041
South China Sea (Oct. 14, 2016) Seaman Ibrahim Kaba and Petty Officers 2nd Class Michael Defries and Matthew Meridge, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111), land an MH-60S helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, as part of interoperability drills between the Pacific Surface Action Group (PAC SAG) and Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group (BHR ESG) in the South China Sea, Oct. 13, 2016. The drills are meant to enhance readiness of cruiser-destroyer ships to rapidly integrate with an amphibious task force to provide increased capability for amphibious operations in support of crisis response or disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Will Gaskill)

• Date Taken: 10.14.2016
• Date Posted: 10.18.2016 01:36
• Photo ID: 2928696
• VIRIN: 161014-N-SU278-041
• Resolution: 4231x2816
• Size: 1.05 MB