240705-N-AR554-1214 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 5, 2024) Naval Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Ruben Santiago, from Palmdale, California, observes as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, hovers above the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a hoisting exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 5. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship
240705-N-AR554-1214 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 5, 2024) Naval Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Ruben Santiago, from Palmdale, California, observes as an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Golden Falcons of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 12, hovers above the flight deck of the Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), during a hoisting exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 5. HSC 12, originally established as Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2 on March 7, 1952, is the oldest active operational Navy helicopter squadron. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Charlotte Dudenhoeffer)
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