200428-N-OQ778-1338 GULF OF ADEN (April 28, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Firmansyah Pradipta, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), signals to the pilot of an MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the “Swamp Foxes” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74, during a simulated vertical replenishment April 28, 2020. Truxtun is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points


200428-N-OQ778-1338 GULF OF ADEN (April 28, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Firmansyah Pradipta, assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG 103), signals to the pilot of an MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the “Swamp Foxes” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74, during a simulated vertical replenishment April 28, 2020. Truxtun is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kody A. Phillips/Released)


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Keywords: 74, 103, arleigh, burke-class, ddg, destroyer, foxes, guided-missile, helicopter, hsm, maritime, replenishment, squadron, strike, swamp, truxtun, uss, vertical, vertrep