Sailors on the chock and chain crew assigned to the Arleigh-Burke class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51), chain down a MH-60R Seahawk of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 after it lands on the flight deck in the Atlantic Ocean, February 13, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea training 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 2nd Class Wesley Velasquez)
| Date Taken: | 02.12.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.05.2026 12:37 |
| Photo ID: | 9655988 |
| VIRIN: | 260213-N-UR986-1119 |
| Resolution: | 5770x3847 |
| Size: | 3.83 MB |
| Location: | US |
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