USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) conducts a crash and salvage drill during Formidable Shield 2023 [Image 4 of 12]

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

05.12.2023

Photo by Senior Airman Jan Valle 

U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet

Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Oloruntobiloba Aladekugbe lands a helicopter during a crash and salvage drill on The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023 while operating in the North Atlantic Ocean, May 12, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battlespaces to deliver effects. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jan K. Valle)

• Date Taken: 05.12.2023
• Date Posted: 05.18.2023 16:02
• Photo ID: 7803463
• VIRIN: 230512-F-AV821-007
• Resolution: 7545x5389
• Size: 1.69 MB
• Location: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN