MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopters, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23, U.S. Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 1, and Sailors assigned to amphibious transport dock USS John P. Murtha (LPD 26) prepare to extract NASA astronauts from the Orion crew module in the Pacific Ocean, April 10, 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 Seaman Matthew Green)
| Date Taken: | 04.10.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.11.2026 03:05 |
| Photo ID: | 9608663 |
| VIRIN: | 260410-N-CF859-1343 |
| Resolution: | 6000x4000 |
| Size: | 5.55 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 3 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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