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Helicopter Operations at Sea

Dynamic scenes of military helicopters in action aboard naval ships, highlighting vertical replenishment and takeoff operations in the Indo-Pacific region.

220905-N-XN177-1018 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 takes off from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sept. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
220905-N-XN177-1018 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Sept. 5, 2022) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 takes off from amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), Sept. 5, 2022. Tripoli is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability with allies and partners and serve as a ready response force to defend peace and maintain stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
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221205-A-IA376-10013 SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Dec. 5, 2022) Dominican Republic Director of Risk Management Dr. Gina Estrella and the Dominican Republic Ministry of Defense, arrives aboard the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) during Continuing Promise 2022, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on Dec. 5, 2022. Comfort is deployed to U.S. 4th Fleet in support of Continuing Promise 2022, a humanitarian assistance and goodwill mission conducting direct medical care, expeditionary veterinary care, and subject matter expert exchanges with five partner nations in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
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Flight deck crewmen aboard the light aircraft carrier HMS INVINCIBLE (R-05) watch as a Mark 2 AEW Sea King helicopter is warmed up on the forward part of the flight deck during Fleet Ex 1-90. The helicopter is equipped with a swivel-mounted radome on its starboard side. In the foreground, at left, is an HAS. Mark 5 Sea King helicopter. Subject Operation/Series: FLEET EX 1-90 Country: Caribbean Sea
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220623-N-TI693-1049GULF OF ADEN (June 23, 2022) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 1st Class Emily Youngblood, left, from Orange, Mass., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Shane Barton, from St. Catherine, Jamaica, guide French soldiers onto the Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams (ESB 4) flight deck, June 23, 2022. Hershel Woody Williams is rotationally deployed to the U.S. Naval Forces Africa area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet, to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
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220608-N-EI510-0146 STOCKHOLM (June 8, 2022) Brig. Gen. Marcus Annibale, chief of staff, Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, embarks an MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 aboard the Blue Ridge-class command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20) in Stockholm, June 8, 2022 during exercise BALTOPS22. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.
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221111-N-EV253-1131 SAN DIEGO (Nov. 11, 2022) - An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter, assigned to the "Merlins" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3, flies over the Coronado Bridge before participating in a commemorative flyover of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the Armed Forces Classic, Carrier Edition 2022. During the event, which was held on Veterans Day, a basketball court was constructed on Lincoln's flight deck, and the Gonzaga Bulldogs played against the Michigan State Spartans. HSC-3 is the Navy's West Coast MH-60S fleet replacement squadron, responsible for training pilots and aircrewmen by providing the most capable warfighters to the Fleet.
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110114-N-0569K-003ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 14, 2011) Sailors hold a safety line to prevent injury during no-load catapult launches aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Enterprise is deployed as part of Enterprise Carrier Strike Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
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A CH-46 helicopter takes off and a CH-53 helicopter prepares to take off during flight operations aboard the USS TARAWA (LHA 1) during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ 2001. Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '01 Base: USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)
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