230714-N-BE723-1016 INDIAN OCEAN (July 14, 2023) Sailors perform maintenance on an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Indian Ocean, July 14, 2023. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kazia Ream)
| Date Taken: | 07.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 07.18.2023 17:00 |
| Photo ID: | 7919929 |
| VIRIN: | 230714-N-BE723-1016 |
| Resolution: | 4369x2913 |
| Size: | 850.29 KB |
| Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 56 |
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