PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ryan Mcquennie, front, from Bakersfield, California, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Rigoberto Sandoval, from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, direct an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of helicopter maritime strike squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) while aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interope
PACIFIC OCEAN (June 6, 2022) Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Ryan Mcquennie, front, from Bakersfield, California, and Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Rigoberto Sandoval, from Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, direct an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Raptors” of helicopter maritime strike squadron (HSM) 71 during a vertical replenishment-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) while aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101). Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead)
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