MQ-8B Fire Scout Takes Off During Flight Operations [Image 3 of 4]

CARIBBEAN SEA

01.07.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Lau   

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

220107-N-GF955-1195
CARIBBEAN SEA - (Jan. 7, 2022) -- Sailors assigned to the “Shadow Det” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, Detachment 7, remove chocks and chains from an MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) prior to takeoff from the flight deck of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Billings (LCS 15), Jan. 7, 2022. Billings is deployed to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations to support Joint Interagency Task Force South’s mission, which includes counter-illicit drug trafficking missions in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Aaron Lau/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.07.2022
• Date Posted: 01.20.2022 13:09
• Photo ID: 7016857
• VIRIN: 220107-N-GF955-1195
• Resolution: 4155x4155
• Size: 1.21 MB
• Location: CARIBBEAN SEA