Mar 04 2022

220220-N-QL471-0185

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Billy Ho

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 transport equipment onto the U.S. Navy-contracted diving support vessel (DSCV) Picasso to support recovery of the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed during routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24. NMCB-3 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75. CTF 75 and the NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) are embarking Picasso to oversee the safe recovery of the aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Billy Ho)

Mar 04 2022

220220-N-QL471-0155

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Billy Ho

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 20, 2022) Equipment Operator 1st Class Michael Nadeau, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, transports equipment onto the U.S. Navy-contracted diving support vessel (DSCV) Picasso to support recovery of the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed during routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24. NMCB-3 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75. CTF 75 and the NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) are embarking Picasso to oversee the safe recovery of the aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Billy Ho)

Mar 04 2022

220220-N-QL471-0020

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Billy Ho

OKINAWA, Japan (Feb. 20, 2022) Equipment Operator 1st Class Michael Nadeau, left, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3, transports equipment onto the U.S. Navy-contracted diving support vessel (DSCV) Picasso to support recovery of the F-35C Lightning II aircraft that crashed during routine flight operations in the South China Sea, Jan. 24. NMCB-3 is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 75. CTF 75 and the NAVSEA’s Supervisor of Salvage and Diving (SUPSALV) are embarking Picasso to oversee the safe recovery of the aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Billy Ho)

Dec 20 2021

211214-N-RU001-1027

Seaman Apprentice Micheal Mensah

INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2021) A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon, from 11 Squadron, flies alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 14, 2021. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and elements of the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force are conducting a bilateral training exercise to test and refine warfighting capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Micheal Mensah)

Dec 20 2021

211214-N-LU761-2001

Seaman Elizabeth Grubbs

INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2021) A Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon, from 11 Squadron, flies alongside the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 14, 2021. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and elements of the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force are conducting a bilateral training exercise to test and refine warfighting capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elizabeth Grubbs)

Dec 20 2021

211216-N-HH215-1320

Petty Officer 1st Class Tyler Fraser

INDIAN OCEAN - An MH-60R Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 transits alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during a bilateral training exercise with the Royal Australian Air Force, Dec. 17, 2021. Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and elements of the Royal Australian Navy and Air Force are conducting a bilateral training exercise to test and refine warfighting capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tyler R. Fraser)