230105-N-TC847-1047 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Cole King, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 during flight operations, Jan. 5, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warnin
230105-N-TC847-1047 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 5, 2023) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Cole King, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55), signals to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 46 during flight operations, Jan. 5, 2023. Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 is the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10 and the George Bush CSG. The squadrons of CVW-7 are Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86, VFA-103, VFA-136, VFA-143, Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140, Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, and HSM-46. The George Bush CSG is on a scheduled deployment in the Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by Sixth Fleet to defend , allied, and partner interests. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christine Montgomery)
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Keywords: cg55, csg-10, deployment, ghwbcsg, gulf, leyte, navy
