SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 5, 2021) Two F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, fly near the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) April 5, 2021. Russell, part of the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, is on a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. As the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed fleet, 7th Fleet routinely operates and interacts with 35 maritime nations while conducting missions to preserve and protect a free and open Indo-Pacific Region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wade Costin)
| Date Taken: | 04.05.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.06.2021 07:31 |
| Photo ID: | 6585524 |
| VIRIN: | 210405-N-FZ335-2344 |
| Resolution: | 5124x3416 |
| Size: | 940.69 KB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 48 |
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