HSC-9 Conducts a Search and Rescue Training Exercise [Image 3 of 11]

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES

03.25.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly 

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)           

Naval Air Crewman (Helicopter) 3rd Class Aiden Butler, assigned to the "Tridents" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9, climbs aboard an MH-60S Sea Hawk during a search and rescue training exercise over the Pinecastle Bombing Range in Florida, March 25, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)

• Date Taken: 03.25.2025
• Date Posted: 04.01.2025 21:45
• Photo ID: 8946466
• VIRIN: 250325-N-HJ055-1149
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 1.59 MB
• Location: JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, US