Senior Chief Naval Aircrewman Steve Williams, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, observes amphibious transport dock ship USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) steaming through the Pacific Ocean, April 8, 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 2nd Class Kenneth Melseth)
| Date Taken: | 04.08.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.09.2026 12:02 |
| Photo ID: | 9605252 |
| VIRIN: | 260408-N-TW227-1092 |
| Resolution: | 9039x6026 |
| Size: | 5.57 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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