231108-N-AR554-1262 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 8, 2023) Lt. j.g. Erik Mednis, right, from Victoria, Texas, administers the Oath of Enlistment to Aviation Ordnanceman 3rd Class Chadwick Pakimola, from Hawaii, in an MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, deployed aboard the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 8. 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 3rd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)
Date Taken: | 11.08.2023 |
Date Posted: | 11.08.2023 12:15 |
Photo ID: | 8113686 |
VIRIN: | 231108-N-AR554-1262 |
Resolution: | 5212x3365 |
Size: | 1.95 MB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
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