USS Sampson (DDG 102) offers to assist Kaikoura, NZ [Image 94 of 314]

KAIKOURA, NEW ZEALAND

11.17.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Jackson 

U.S. Navy           

161117-N-DJ750-081
KAIKOURA, New Zealand (Nov. 17, 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Hadley Dykes, left, surveys the landing area in Kaikoura, New Zealand from a MH-60R Sea Hawk from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) squadron 73, attached to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102). The U.S. Navy is supporting recovery efforts in response to the earthquake in New Zealand. Sampson reports to U.S. Third Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, while deployed to the Western Pacific as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of Third Fleet into the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Bryan Jackson/Released)

• Date Taken: 11.17.2016
• Date Posted: 11.18.2016 00:15
• Photo ID: 2998358
• VIRIN: 161117-N-DJ750-081
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 1.15 MB
• Location: KAIKOURA, NZ