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    Aviation Technician 2nd Class Carlos Sanchez Mercado conducts a pre-flight check [Image 1 of 3]

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    Aviation Technician 2nd Class Carlos Sanchez Mercado conducts a pre-flight check

    ATLANTIC OCEAN – (May 12, 2025) Aviation Technician 2nd Class Carlos Sanchez Mercado, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79, Detachment 3, onboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116), conducts a pre-flight check during in At-Sea Demonstration (ASD) / Formidable Shield (FS) 2025. ASD/FS 25 is the largest at-sea live-fire exercise in the European theater, hosted by U.S. 6th Fleet and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO. ASD/FS 25 is designed to enhance Allied interoperability in a joint, live-fire, Integrated Air and Missile Defense environment using NATO command and control reporting structures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Nye)

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    Date Taken: 05.12.2025
    Date Posted: 05.16.2025 15:07
    Photo ID: 9041391
    VIRIN: 250512-N-LX270-2174
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 1.62 MB
    Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN

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