Essex 2018 Deployment [Image 74 of 151]

GULF OF ADEN

09.05.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Chandler Harrell 

U.S. Navy           

180905-N-NB142-0159
GULF OF ADEN (Sept. 5 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Blackjacks of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 offloads supplies from the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (TAK-E 3) while participating in an underway replenishment with the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) during a scheduled deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is a lethal, flexible, and persistent Navy-Marine Corps team deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chandler Harrell)

• Date Taken: 09.05.2018
• Date Posted: 09.10.2018 10:21
• Photo ID: 4713841
• VIRIN: 180905-N-NB142-0159
• Resolution: 1721x2582
• Size: 818.7 KB
• Location: GULF OF ADEN