A Carrier Air Wing 8 MH-60S Sea Hawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, approaches Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG 96) during a helicopter, board, search, and seizure drill in the Ionian Sea, July 27, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is participating in NATO’s Neptune Strike enhanced vigilance activity that facilitates combined maritime integration and demonstrates the force’s resolve and readiness to defend and protect Allied nations’ security and peace using Allied high-end capability assets. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Mattingly)
Date Taken: | 07.27.2025 |
Date Posted: | 07.31.2025 15:59 |
Photo ID: | 9230171 |
VIRIN: | 250727-N-HJ055-1366 |
Resolution: | 5755x3837 |
Size: | 1.67 MB |
Location: | IONIAN SEA |
Web Views: | 38 |
Downloads: | 2 |
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