PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ryan Mcquennie, left, from Bakersfield, California, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of helicopter maritime strike squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) while aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response fo


PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ryan Mcquennie, left, from Bakersfield, California, directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of helicopter maritime strike squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) while aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)


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