Yellow Sea, 31 March 2006— A Sailor crouches to avoid the rotor wash of a Russian Navy KA-27 Helix helicopter as it lifts off from the flight deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Cowpens (CG 63) during a joint U.S.-Russian naval exercise. The Russian Federation Navy made the first visit of a Russian Navy vessel to the U.S. territory of Guam in order to participate in a joint humanitarian assistance and disaster relief exercise.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Nathanael T. Miller
Updated: 29 April 2007 | Born on 05 April 2006 |