220531-N-TC847-0060 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 signals to Aviation Machinist’s Mates as they flush the engine of an MH-60R Sea Hawk on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), May 31, 2022. The George Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capabili


220531-N-TC847-0060 ATLANTIC OCEAN (May 31, 2022) A Sailor assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 signals to Aviation Machinist’s Mates as they flush the engine of an MH-60R Sea Hawk on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), May 31, 2022. The George Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is underway completing a certification exercise to increase and allied interoperability and warfighting capability before a future deployment. The George Bush CSG is an integrated combat weapons system that delivers superior combat capability to deter, and if necessary, defeat America’s adversaries in support of national security. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of CSG-10 and the GHWBSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143, VFA-103, VFA-86, VFA-136, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-4.


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