USS Higgins Conducts Flight Operations With Royal Canadian Navy [Image 3 of 3]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

10.05.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Donavan K Patubo 

Commander, Task Force 71/Destroyer Squadron 15

SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 5, 2022) A Canadian Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter attached to the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Winnipeg (FFH 338) approaches the flight deck aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Higgins (DDG 76) while conducting multi-lateral operations in the South China Sea, Oct. 5. The United States, with Japan Maritime Self Defense Force and Royal Canadian Navy are participating in multi-lateral exercises in the South China Sea in support of the Royal Australian Navy’s regional presence deployment. Exercises like this reassure our allies and partners of our combined commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Donavan K. Patubo)

• Date Taken: 10.05.2022
• Date Posted: 10.17.2022 20:21
• Photo ID: 7465977
• VIRIN: 221005-N-HP061-2002
• Resolution: 6720x4480
• Size: 983.36 KB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA