HSM-49 participates in SINKEX [Image 4 of 4]

PACIFIC OCEAN

09.30.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Hong 

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2021) Sailors assigned to the “Scorpions” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 49 practice properly stowing an inert AGM-114 “Hellfire” air-to-surface missile on the flight deck aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89) during UNITAS LXII, Sept. 30. UNITAS is the world's longest-running maritime exercise. Hosted this year by Peru, it brings together multinational forces from twenty countries and includes 32 ships, four submarines, and 26 aircraft conducting operations off the coast of Lima and in the jungles of Iquitos. The exercise trains forces to conduct joint maritime operations and focuses on strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability and capability between participating naval and marine forces. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James S. Hong/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.30.2021
• Date Posted: 10.01.2021 17:47
• Photo ID: 6869414
• VIRIN: 210930-N-VF045-1064
• Resolution: 3398x5097
• Size: 4.07 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN