USS Leyte Gulf Underway Ops with HSM 50 [Image 5 of 9]

CARIBBEAN SEA

03.29.2024

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command / U.S. 4th Fleet

240329-N-XB532-1031
CARIBBEAN SEA (March 29, 2024) Lt. Dirk “Buttons” Husemann, a pilot assigned to the “Valkyries” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, performs maintenance on an MH-60R Seahawk prior to flight operations aboard Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) as the ship transits the Caribbean Sea, March 29, 2024. Leyte Gulf is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command area of operations, employed by U.S. Fourth Fleet to support joint and combined military operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Najwa Ziadi/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.29.2024
• Date Posted: 04.25.2024 11:46
• Photo ID: 8362685
• VIRIN: 240329-N-XB532-1031
• Resolution: 6083x4055
• Size: 1.06 MB
• Location: CARIBBEAN SEA