231117-N-YC581-1268 PHILIPPINE SEA (Nov. 17, 2023) Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Wendy Sosa, a native of Santa Clarita, California, loads rounds into an M2HB .50-caliber machine gun on the fantail aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a live fire exercise as a part of Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023. ANNUALEX is a multilateral exercise conducted by naval elements of the Royal Australian, Royal Canadian, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, and U.S. navies to demonstrate naval interoperability and a joint commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. Vinson, flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Noël O. Heeter)
Date Taken: | 11.17.2023 |
Date Posted: | 11.28.2023 00:46 |
Photo ID: | 8128668 |
VIRIN: | 231117-N-YC581-1268 |
Resolution: | 4928x3280 |
Size: | 726.22 KB |
Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
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