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USS America (LHA 6) Conducts Flight Operations

250122-N-TW227-1038 PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2025) An AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Air Combat Element (ACE), takes off from the flight deck the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), while conducting flight operations in the Philippine Sea, Jan. 22. America, lead ship of the America Amphibious Ready Group, is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kenneth Melseth)

VIRIN: 250122-N-TW227-1038.JPG
Photo by: Seaman Kenneth Melseth

Photo Details

Resolution: 3840x2186
Size: 1.95 MB
Location: PHILIPPINE SEA
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