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PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 23, 2024) – An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 51 approaches the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) in support of Crew’s Mobility-Aviation Certification. Events included day and night landing qualification, vertical replenishment, and Helicopter In-Flight Refueling (HIFR). Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron Five One, also known as "Warlords," is a United States Navy helicopter squadron stationed at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, located in Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan. Benfold is forward-deployed and assigned to Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the Navy’s largest DESRON and the U.S. 7th Fleet’s principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Fireman Yeudiel S. Bernal).
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.01.2024 18:16 |
| Photo ID: | 8672524 |
| VIRIN: | 240823-N-EK538-5435 |
| Resolution: | 4000x6000 |
| Size: | 2.47 MB |
| Location: | YOKOSUKA, JP |
| Web Views: | 46 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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