Sailors secure the rotor blade of a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).
Summary
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sep. 15, 2018) Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Kevin Lunar, left, and Aviation Electrician's Mate Airman Lukas Goetsch secure the rotor blade of a MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). U.S. Naval Forces Northern Command deployed Kearsarge, along with embarked elements of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Expeditionary Strike Group 2 command element, to be positioned to provide Defense Support to Civil Authorities from the sea in response to Hurricane Florence, should support be requested. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Eduardo Jorge) File# 180915-N-SZ865-0156