230710-N-AR554-1036 SUNDA STRAIT (July 10, 2023) Lt. Ruthvik Kumar, from Heightstown, New Jersey, pilots an HM-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), transits the Sunda Strait, July 10, 2023. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the Uni
230710-N-AR554-1036 SUNDA STRAIT (July 10, 2023) Lt. Ruthvik Kumar, from Heightstown, New Jersey, pilots an HM-60S Sea Hawk, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), transits the Sunda Strait, July 10, 2023. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)
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