161026-N-UT455-423 [Image 24 of 443]

PACIFIC OCEAN

10.27.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Larry S. Carlson 

U.S. Navy           

161026-N-UT455-423 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 26, 2016) Petty Officer 2nd Class Blake Kelly, from Twin Lake, Mich., assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island (LHD 8), is lowered from an MH-60 Seahawk helicopter as he attempts to board the vessel of a missing Chinese mariner during a search and rescue operation in the western Pacific Ocean. The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group is deployed with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit in support of the Navy’s maritime strategy in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Larry S. Carlson/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.27.2016
• Date Posted: 11.01.2016 00:06
• Photo ID: 2958809
• VIRIN: 161026-N-UT455-423
• Resolution: 4256x2832
• Size: 2.69 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN