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Sailors assigned to the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG) airlifted the crew of a merchant vessel attacked by Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea, June 15. Photo By Seaman Caroline Pontier
RED SEA, (June 16, 2024): The Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk cargo carrier M/V Tutor was struck by an Iranian-back Houthi uncrewed surface vessel (USV) while sailing in the international waters of the Southern Red Sea, June 12. The attack caused severe flooding and damage to the engine room. One civilian mariner remains missing.
A helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 74 airlifted 24 civilian mariners from Tutor to Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58). From there, helicopters from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 transported the group to USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). After being medically checked on IKE, the mariners were flown ashore for follow-on care.
Read more: U.S. NAVY RESCUES CREW FROM VESSEL STRUCK BY HOUTHIS
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BODO, NORWAY, March 8, 2022 - II MEF presents secure expeditionary communication capability - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jared Curtis (left), and Lance Cpl. Dylan Shawver, guard force sentries with 2d Marine Expeditionary Support Battalion, II Marine Expeditionary Force, pose with a portable handset enabled with PacStar Radio over Internet Protocol (RoIP) during Exercise Cold Response 2022, Bodo, Norway, March 9, 2022. PacStar RoIP is a critical communication capability which enables instantaneous and simultaneous two-way radio
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INDIAN OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2022) - Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101), bow heads for an opening prayer during the ship’s 15th birthday celebration on the forecastle. Gridley is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 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. Photo by Specialist 2nd Class Colby A. Mothershead. From SOT: The Indo-pacific is an area of interest given the recent China-Russia security pact, and your donations for yellow ribbon care package troop support boosts the morale of active duty deployed sailors like these worldwide.
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UKRAINE ISSUE Jan 26, 2022 - F-15E Strike Eagles arrive in Estonia to support NATO eAP. Two F-15E Strike Eagles, assigned to the 4th Fighter Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in N.C., arrive at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Jan. 26, 2022. The F-15E Strike Eagles, along with Belgian F-16s, are deployed to Ämari Air Base in support of a NATO enhanced Air Policing mission.
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USS Chafee (DDG 90) Conducts A Replenishment-At-Sea In South China Sea - SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 29, 2021) Sailors aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Chafee (DDG 90) monitor the fuel lines from Henry J. Kaiser Class fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) during a replenishment-at-sea, Dec. 29, 2021. Chafee is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 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. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Omar Powell. Your donations for yellow ribbon care package troop support boosts the morale of active duty deployed service members like these worldwide.