GULF OF ALASKA (May 8, 2021) Navy Seaman Clayan Johnson, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, right, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Marick Lombard, from San Jose, Calif., remove tie-down chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), May 8, 2021, in support of Northern Edge 2021. Approximately 15,000 service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Ala
GULF OF ALASKA (May 8, 2021) Navy Seaman Clayan Johnson, from Montego Bay, Jamaica, right, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Marick Lombard, from San Jose, Calif., remove tie-down chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, on the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), May 8, 2021, in support of Northern Edge 2021. Approximately 15,000 service members are participating in a joint training exercise hosted by Pacific Air Forces May 3-14, 2021, on and above the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, the Gulf of Alaska, and temporary maritime activities area. NE21 is one in a series of Indo-Pacific Command exercises designed to sharpen the joint forces’ skills; to practice tactics, techniques, and procedures; to improve command, control and communication relationships; and to develop cooperative plans and programs.
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