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U.S. Navy Aviation Electrician’s Mate 1st Class Riley Barbour, left, and Aviation Electrician’s Mate Airman Daniel Olson, both assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, carry a Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System on the flight deck aboard amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26), in the Pacific Ocean, April 7, 2026. John P. Murtha is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations supporting NASA’s Artemis II mission, retrieving the crew and spacecraft following their return to Earth and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. NASA’s Artemis II mission sent four astronauts on a flight around the moon in the Orion space capsule, marking the first time humans journeyed to deep space in over 50 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles J. Scudella III)
| Date Taken: | 04.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.08.2026 15:23 |
| Photo ID: | 9603474 |
| VIRIN: | 260407-N-VM650-2172 |
| Resolution: | 5820x3880 |
| Size: | 3.01 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 8 |
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