Canadian Rear Adm. Steve Waddell, vice commander, U.S. Second Fleet (C2F) arrives aboard a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima [Image 1 of 9]

PORTUGAL

05.21.2021

Photo by Josh D Petrosino 

Allied Joint Force Command Naples     

ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 21, 2021) Canadian Rear Adm. Steve Waddell, vice commander, U.S. Second Fleet (C2F), and commander of C2F’s forward-deployed Combined Task Force 20 arrives aboard a MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the “Dragon Whales” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), May 21, 2021,in support of the NATO-led joint multilateral exercise Steadfast Defender 2021. Staff from Joint Force Command Norfolk (JFCNF), and C2F as the Maritime Component Command (MCC), are charged with employing maritime forces ready to fight across multiple domains in the Atlantic in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. Steadfast Defender 2021 is a defensive exercise based on an Article 5 scenario which is designed to deter aggression and respond to crisis if necessary. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua Petrosino)

• Date Taken: 05.21.2021
• Date Posted: 05.23.2021 05:34
• Photo ID: 6658766
• VIRIN: 210521-N-KU391-1010
• Resolution: 6428x4285
• Size: 1.05 MB
• Location: PT