170409-N-PP996-066 [Image 140 of 146]

04.09.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Kelley 

U.S. Navy           

170409-N-PP996-066 SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 9, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Brittany Chiles, from Dallas, signals an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter from Maritime Helicopter Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). Michael Murphy is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group 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 3rd Class Danny Kelley/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.09.2017
• Date Posted: 04.13.2017 00:28
• Photo ID: 3310731
• VIRIN: 170409-N-PP996-066
• Resolution: 5384x3536
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