USS George H.W. Bush Crew Conducts Aircraft Maintenance [Image 15 of 17]

UNITED STATES

08.12.2022

Photo by Seaman Sasha Ambrose 

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)

220812-N-IX644-2022 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 12, 2022) Chief Aviation Machinist’s Mate Brad Lauerman, assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) conducts routine maintenance on an MH-60S Nighthawk helicopter attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, Aug. 12, 2022. George H.W. Bush provides the national command authority flexible, tailorable warfighting capability as the flagship of a carrier strike group that maintains maritime stability and security to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. The GHWB Carrier Strike Group (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 GHWBCSG. 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 Seaman Apprentice Sasha Ambrose)

• Date Taken: 08.12.2022
• Date Posted: 08.15.2022 12:48
• Photo ID: 7370547
• VIRIN: 220812-N-IX644-2022
• Resolution: 3360x2240
• Size: 977.82 KB
• Location: US