USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Flight Operations During Underway Replenishment [Image 11 of 43]

ATLANTIC OCEAN

06.28.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Novalee Manzella 

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

220628-N-YD731-2304 ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 28, 2022) Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Jordan Bethune, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, performs lookout duties in an MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter during a replenishment-at-sea for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), June 28, 2022. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase U.S. and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George H.W. Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America's adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the George H.W. Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, HSC-5, and Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Novalee Manzella)

• Date Taken: 06.28.2022
• Date Posted: 06.30.2022 00:20
• Photo ID: 7297084
• VIRIN: 220628-N-YD731-2304
• Resolution: 5945x4246
• Size: 951.92 KB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN