Valiant Shield 2020 PHOTOEX [Image 13 of 24]

PHILIPPINE SEA

09.25.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Codie Soule 

Commander, Task Force 70 / Carrier Strike Group 5

200925-N-KP021-0763 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) From left, USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10), USS Comstock (LSD 45), USS Shiloh (CG 67), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), USS Chicago (SSN 721), USS America (LHA 6), USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Germantown (LSD 42), and USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) steam in formation while E/A-18G Growlers and FA-18E Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, a P-8 Poseidon from Commander Task Force 72, and U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and a B-1B Bomber fly over the formation in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Codie L. Soule)

• Date Taken: 09.25.2020
• Date Posted: 09.25.2020 04:38
• Photo ID: 6365335
• VIRIN: 200925-N-KP021-0763
• Resolution: 3874x2179
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA