USS Green Bay, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Deck Landing Qualifications [Image 10 of 12]

PHILIPPINE SEA

01.14.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anaid Balmes 

Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group 7     

190114-N-DX072-1309 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 14, 2019) – Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Walter Rutherford, from Cheyenne, Wyo., signals commands to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during deck landing qualifications. Green Bay, part of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the region to enhance interoperability with partners and serve as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez)

• Date Taken: 01.14.2019
• Date Posted: 01.14.2019 05:53
• Photo ID: 5027128
• VIRIN: 190114-N-DX072-1309
• Resolution: 6416x4133
• Size: 959.59 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA