An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, flies between Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) transiting the San Bernardino Strait in formation with Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) on Dec. 25, 2025. Frank E. Petersen Jr., assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christian Kibler)
| Date Taken: | 12.25.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 01.23.2026 10:33 |
| Photo ID: | 9485942 |
| VIRIN: | 251225-N-CK999-1056 |
| Resolution: | 3232x2155 |
| Size: | 1.06 MB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 3 |
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