210704-N-RG587-1045 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 4, 2021) Naval Aircrewman (Tactical Helicopter) 1st Class Karl Karcher, from Buffalo, New York, loads a search-and-rescue litter into an MH-60R Sea Hawk, attached to the "Swamp Foxes" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 74, aboard guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72), during operations in the Mediterranean Sea, July 4. Vella Gulf is operating with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group on a routine deployment in the Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of national interests and security in Europe and Africa.

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