190107-N-PH222-1349 ARABIAN SEA (Jan. 7, 2018) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Brittany Brown, from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., assigned to the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), signals a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Blackjacks” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, during a vertical replenishment while on a deployment of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). The Essex ARG/13th MEU is 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 3rd Class Ryan M. Breeden/Released)
| Date Taken: | 01.07.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 01.11.2019 03:29 |
| Photo ID: | 5023507 |
| VIRIN: | 190107-N-PH222-1349 |
| Resolution: | 2343x3280 |
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| Location: | US |
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