PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Nicholas Steinhaus, from Mankato, Min., directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, during a vertical replenishment exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group 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


PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Nicholas Steinhaus, from Mankato, Min., directs an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, during a vertical replenishment exercise aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Abraham Lincoln Strike Group 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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