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Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Jonathon Tippit, assigned to the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS St. Louis (LCS 19), signals an MH-60R Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50 “Valkyries,” as it takes off from the flight deck of St. Louis in the Gulf of America, Aug. 25, 2025. U.S. Navy assets are deployed 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 Matthew Tener)
| Date Taken: | 08.25.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.08.2025 17:56 |
| Photo ID: | 9283275 |
| VIRIN: | 250825-N-NM777-1078 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 1.93 MB |
| Location: | GULF OF AMERICA |
| Web Views: | 5 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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