USS Iwo Jima Responds to Hurricane Irma
- 7 years ago
Credit: Tech. Sgt. Joe Laws | Date Taken: 09/11/2017
170911-N-PC620-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) reposition SH-60S Sea Hawks, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, and CH-53E Super Stallions, attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, from the hangar boy to the flight deck of the ship as part of preparations for potential humanitarian relief efforts. The preparations ensure Iwo Jima is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command’s support of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s assistance to federal, state, and local authorities’ ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Michael Lehman/Released)
170911-N-PC620-001 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 11, 2017) Sailors assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) reposition SH-60S Sea Hawks, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, and CH-53E Super Stallions, attached to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, from the hangar boy to the flight deck of the ship as part of preparations for potential humanitarian relief efforts. The preparations ensure Iwo Jima is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command’s support of Federal Emergency Management Agency’s assistance to federal, state, and local authorities’ ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman Michael Lehman/Released)