Helicopter Flight Operations

Dynamic images of sailors facilitating helicopter operations on naval vessels, highlighting teamwork during various flight exercises.

220618-N-DE439-1205 BALTIC SEA (June 18, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Marqutta S.M. Reed, left, supports Seaman Lloyd Tillman, right, during flight operations with a MH-60S helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during exercise BALTOPS22, June 18, 2022. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.
220618-N-DE439-1205 BALTIC SEA (June 18, 2022) Boatswains Mate 3rd Class Marqutta S.M. Reed, left, supports Seaman Lloyd Tillman, right, during flight operations with a MH-60S helicopter aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) during exercise BALTOPS22, June 18, 2022. BALTOPS22 is the premier maritime-focused exercise in the Baltic Region. The exercise, led by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and executed by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO, provides a unique training opportunity to strengthen combined response capabilities critical to preserving freedom of navigation and security in the Baltic Sea.