Sailors chalk down an MH-60R, assigned to the “Raptors” Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2025. U.S. Navy assets are being employed under U.S. Northern Command’s maritime homeland defense authorities with a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment embarked to enable maritime interdiction missions to prevent the flow of illegal drugs or other illegal activity. U.S. Northern Command is working together with the Department of Homeland Security to augment U.S. Customs and Border Protection along the Southern border with additional military forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joey Sitter)
| Date Taken: | 03.22.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 03.24.2025 14:30 |
| Photo ID: | 8932163 |
| VIRIN: | 250323-N-WV584-1120 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 1.41 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 96 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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