USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) - At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield 2021 [Image 7 of 13]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

05.27.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Beard  

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

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BRITISH ISLES (May 27, 2021) Yeoman 3rd Class Jake Ly, from New Braunfels, Texas, left, and Boatswain’s Mate Nathan Hernandez, from Los Angeles, attached an Mk 105 Sling to an MH-60R Sea Hawk assigned to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike (HSM) Squadron 70, during a vertical replenishment aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) during exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, May 27, 2021. Exercise At-Sea Demo/Formidable Shield, conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO on behalf of U.S. Sixth Fleet, is a live-fire integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise that improves Allied interoperability using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.27.2021
• Date Posted: 05.28.2021 15:36
• Photo ID: 6667967
• VIRIN: 210527-N-QI061-1536
• Resolution: 6529x4353
• Size: 1.2 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN
• Hometown: LOS ANGELES, CA, US
• Hometown: NEW BRAUNFELS, TX, US