A U.S. Sailor, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 9, gives the launch signal to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 15, 2025. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)
| Date Taken: | 12.15.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.07.2026 16:28 |
| Photo ID: | 9469037 |
| VIRIN: | 251215-N-IQ220-1086 |
| Resolution: | 6000x3750 |
| Size: | 2.13 MB |
| Location: | CARIBBEAN SEA |
| Web Views: | 17 |
| Downloads: | 10 |
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