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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

HSM-78 Opersting in Philippine Sea




PHILIPPINE SEA (April 24, 2017) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the  "Blue Hawks" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 fires chaff flares during a training exercise near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia Pacific routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)