220912-N-NQ285-1230 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Antwan Johnson, left, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class John Strand, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepare for an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, to land during flight operations for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT), Sept. 12, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting SWATT exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readines
220912-N-NQ285-1230 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Antwan Johnson, left, and Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class John Strand, both assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepare for an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, to land during flight operations for Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT), Sept. 12, 2022. Ramage is underway as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group conducting SWATT exercises to increase lethality, ensure combat readiness, and promote tactical innovation. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center whose mission is to increase the tactical proficiency and lethality of the surface force.
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