PACIFIC OCEAN (April 22, 2021) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 154, flies past the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) April 22, 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 Erik Melgar)
| Date Taken: | 04.22.2021 |
| Date Posted: | 04.25.2021 06:49 |
| Photo ID: | 6614979 |
| VIRIN: | 210422-N-XX200-4035 |
| Resolution: | 2333x3495 |
| Size: | 985.52 KB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 33 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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