HSC-25 Conducts Hoist Evolutions with French Partners in the Indo-Pacific [Image 8 of 8]

PHILIPPINE SEA

12.10.2020

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cole Pielop  

Commander Task Force 75

201210-N-BR087-1345
PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 10, 2020) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Jonathan Kangas, from Newberry, Michigan, lowers a litter to Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Robert Washington, from Birmingham, Michigan, both assigned to the “Island Knights'' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, during hoist training with French Loire-class tender and support vessel FS Seine (A 604). HSC-25, the Navy’s only forward-deployed expeditionary helicopter sea combat squadron, provides a multi-mission rotary wing capability for units in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations and maintains a Guam-based 24-hour search and rescue and medical evacuation capability, directly supporting the U.S. Coast Guard and Joint Region Marianas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Cole C. Pielop)

• Date Taken: 12.10.2020
• Date Posted: 12.18.2020 17:07
• Photo ID: 6461746
• VIRIN: 201210-N-BR087-1345
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 1.76 MB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA