Pearl Harbor conducts flight deck operations [Image 133 of 214]

INDIAN OCEAN

09.18.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kristina Young 

U.S. Navy           

170918-N-UK248-063 U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Sept. 18, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class David Watson (left), a native of Birmingham, Alabama, assigned to the deck department aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harobr (LSD 52), directs and observes flight deck personnel as they chock and chain a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 (Reinforced) to the ship's flight deck. Pearl Harbor is part of the America Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristina Young/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.18.2017
• Date Posted: 10.06.2017 00:32
• Photo ID: 3840216
• VIRIN: 170918-N-UK248-063
• Resolution: 4882x3255
• Size: 931.69 KB
• Location: INDIAN OCEAN