The John C. Stennis Strike Group, France’s Marine Nationale, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy conduct exercise Intrepid Sentinel [Image 3 of 12]

ARABIAN GULF, U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

01.15.2019

Photo by Seaman Apprentice Jarrod Schad 

USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

MH-53E Sea Dragons, assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15, fly alongside the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Arabian Gulf, Jan. 15, 2019, during exercise Intrepid Sentinel. Intrepid Sentinel brings together the John C. Stennis Strike Group, France’s Marine Nationale, United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy for a multinational exercise designed to enhance war fighting readiness and interoperability between allies and partners. The John C. Stennis Strike Group is 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 Seaman Apprentice Jarrod A. Schad)

• Date Taken: 01.15.2019
• Date Posted: 01.17.2019 01:35
• Photo ID: 5036104
• VIRIN: 190115-N-HX510-0163
• Resolution: 2682x1790
• Size: 813.03 KB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF, U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY