Saudi, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Aviation Integration Exercise in Arabian Gulf [Image 2 of 6]

ARABIAN GULF

12.17.2020

Photo by Spc. William Gore 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet           

201218-A-RX661-1282 ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 18, 2020) – The guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), right, and the Navy patrol coastal ship USS Firebolt (PC 10) transit the Arabian Gulf with Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA fighter jets, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, a U.S. Navy MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter and a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft during a joint and combined air operations in support of maritime surface warfare (AOMSW) exercise in the Arabian Gulf, Dec. 18. Combined integration operations between joint U.S. forces are regularly held to maintain interoperability and the capability to counter threats posed in the maritime domain, ensuring freedom of navigation and free flow of commerce throughout the region's heavily trafficked waterways. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Gore)

• Date Taken: 12.17.2020
• Date Posted: 12.21.2020 06:28
• Photo ID: 6463939
• VIRIN: 201217-A-RX269-1282
• Resolution: 3530x2353
• Size: 3.72 MB
• Location: ARABIAN GULF