240821-N-TW227-1140 MIYAKO STRAIT (Aug. 21, 2024) An MH-60R Seahawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51, embarked aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), departs from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) during flight operations. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and Ralph Johnson are underway conducting combined operations near the Miyako Strait, Aug. 21, 2024. USINDOPACOM forces perform operations in and around critical sea passages and trade thoroughfares to deter threats that create regional instability and impinge on the free flow of goods, people and ideas. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)
Date Taken: | 08.21.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.21.2024 22:19 |
Photo ID: | 8603888 |
VIRIN: | 240821-N-TW227-1140 |
Resolution: | 5041x3361 |
Size: | 2.39 MB |
Location: | MIYAKO STRAIT, PHILIPPINE SEA |
Web Views: | 54 |
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