Flight Operations aboard McCain with JMSDF SH-60 [Image 2 of 6]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

10.12.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Markus Castaneda 

Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15

Damage Controlman 1st Class William Bullock, from Eatonton, Ga., observes as Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Mario Lopez Jr., from Leon, Mexico, grounds a Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force SH-60 helicopter from the Japanese helicopter destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) during flight operations. McCain is assigned to Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (DESRON 15), the Navy’s largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Markus Castaneda/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.12.2020
• Date Posted: 10.13.2020 03:39
• Photo ID: 6387719
• VIRIN: 201012-N-WI365-2070
• Resolution: 5338x3813
• Size: 1.15 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA