USS Porter Participates in Formidable Shield 2023 [Image 6 of 23]

NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

05.18.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sawyer Connally 

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

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NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 18, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Phoebe Day, left, and Seaman Jon Krajesky, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78), hook up a pallet to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSM) 50, during flight operations in support of exercise Formidable Shield 2023, May 18, 2023. Formidable Shield is a biennial exercise involving a series of live-fire events against subsonic, supersonic, and ballistic targets, incorporating multiple Allied ships, aircraft, and ground forces working across battle spaces to deliver effects. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sawyer Connally)

• Date Taken: 05.18.2023
• Date Posted: 06.02.2023 08:25
• Photo ID: 7826843
• VIRIN: 230518-N-NQ285-3125
• Resolution: 6512x4341
• Size: 2.39 MB
• Location: NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN