221212-N-VQ947-1025 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2022) Jeremy Van der Kam, right, Deputy, Orion Thermal Protection Systems, and Melissa Jones, center, NASA Recovery Director, shake hands with Capt. John Ryan, left, commanding officer aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), after successful recovery of the NASA Orion Spacecraft, Dec. 12, 2022. Portland, along with Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), is underway in 3rd Fleet in support of the recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command
221212-N-VQ947-1025 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 12, 2022) Jeremy Van der Kam, right, Deputy, Orion Thermal Protection Systems, and Melissa Jones, center, NASA Recovery Director, shake hands with Capt. John Ryan, left, commanding officer aboard amphibious transport dock USS Portland (LPD 27), after successful recovery of the NASA Orion Spacecraft, Dec. 12, 2022. Portland, along with Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Montgomery (LCS 8), is underway in 3rd Fleet in support of the recovery. The retrieval operation is part of a Department of Defense effort that integrates combatant command service capabilities to determine best practices for safely retrieving spacecraft capable of carrying humans into space. The Navy has many unique capabilities that make it an ideal partner for supporting NASA, including its amphibious and expeditionary capabilities with the ability to embark helicopters, launch and recover small boats, three-dimensional air search radar and advanced medical facilities.
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