220912-N-NQ285-1247 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2022) Seaman Edgar Gonzalez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepares to chock and chain an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, 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 Surfac
220912-N-NQ285-1247 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 12, 2022) Seaman Edgar Gonzalez, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61), prepares to chock and chain an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, 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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