SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 23, 2022) Seaman Michael Blanchard, from Panama City Beach, Fla., returns to a safe distance after placing chocks and chains on a landing MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, on the flight deck of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor Crenshaw)
| Date Taken: | 03.23.2022 |
| Date Posted: | 03.29.2022 09:09 |
| Photo ID: | 7113319 |
| VIRIN: | 220323-N-UJ411-1041 |
| Resolution: | 2784x1856 |
| Size: | 381.27 KB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 90 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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