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    HSC 4 Conducts A Gunex While Underway with USS Carl Vinson [Image 3 of 4]

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    HSC 4 Conducts A Gunex While Underway with USS Carl Vinson

    PACIFIC OCEAN

    08.11.2024

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs 

    USS Carl Vinson   

    240811-N-PV401-1138 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 11, 2024) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Aidan Ruthenbeck, a native of Fair Oaks, California, fires an M3 .50 caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, while underway operating with Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. U.S. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Grubbs)

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    Date Taken: 08.11.2024
    Date Posted: 08.15.2024 13:36
    Photo ID: 8592480
    VIRIN: 240811-N-PV401-1138
    Resolution: 3813x2542
    Size: 607.24 KB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN

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