170409-N-GD109-011 [Image 43 of 146]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

03.21.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Zackary Landers 

U.S. Navy           

170409-N-GD109-011
SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 approaches the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.21.2014
• Date Posted: 04.13.2017 00:11
• Photo ID: 3310341
• VIRIN: 170409-N-GD109-011
• Resolution: 2500x1786
• Size: 2.26 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA