The Arabian Gulf, 09 July 2000 — "Canvas 615" flies as wingman to "Canvas 612" after a training mission in the Arabian Gulf. These HH-60Hs of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Five (HS 5) are capable of tracking targets with Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensors and launching Hellfire missiles against surface targets. HS 5 is home ported in Jacksonville, Florida. Eisenhower and CVW-7 are currently on a six-month deployment to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate (AW/NAC) Greg McCreash.
Updated: 29 April 2007 |
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