Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Jahmir Jenkins ,left, and 3rd class Jayden Sowell wait to chock and chain an MH-60S Sea Hawk assigned to the “Nightdippers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 19, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John R. Farren)
| Date Taken: | 02.18.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 03.03.2026 16:40 |
| Photo ID: | 9547130 |
| VIRIN: | 260219-N-TF756-1106 |
| Resolution: | 5446x3631 |
| Size: | 1.75 MB |
| Location: | US |
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