SINGAPORE (March 21, 2023) A French Armed Forces Aérospatiale Gazelle pilot, assigned to French Navy Mistral-class amphibious assault ship FS Dixmude (L9015), gives a tour of a Gazelle to Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) pilots assigned to Akizuki-class destroyer JS Suzutsuki (DD 117) and U.S. Navy pilots assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, forward deployed aboard Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Oakland (LCS 24), during a pilots’ exchange aboard Dixmude at Changi Naval Base, Singapore, March 21, 2023. Oakland, part of Destroyer Squadron 7, is on a rotational deployment, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with Allies and partners and serve as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sang Kim)
| Date Taken: | 03.21.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 04.04.2023 00:11 |
| Photo ID: | 7700313 |
| VIRIN: | 230321-N-HV010-1031 |
| Resolution: | 7760x5176 |
| Size: | 2.3 MB |
| Location: | SG |
| Web Views: | 7 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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