Keywords: US Navy 080709-N-1082Z-059 Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Stephen Graham serves as flight deck safety observer.jpg en ATLANTIC OCEAN July 9 2008 Boatswain's Mate 1st Class Stephen Graham serves as flight deck safety observer as an SH-60B helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light 42 HSL 42 takes off from the flight deck of the guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage DDG 61 during the Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group ESG composite unit training exercise COMPTUEX COMPTUEX provides a realistic training environment to ensure the strike group is capable and ready for its upcoming scheduled deployment The Iwo Jima ESG is made up of Ramage; the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima LHD 7 ; the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio LPD 17 ; the guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf CG 72 ; the amphibious dock landing ship USS Carter Hall LSD 50 ; all homeported at Norfolk Va ; the guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt DDG 80 homeported at Mayport Fla ; and the fast-attack submarine USS Hartford SSN 768 homeported at Groton Conn U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R Zalasky Released 2008-07-09 080709-N-1082Z-059 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 61229 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R Zalasky PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Vella Gulf CG-72 Aboard USS Roosevelt DDG-80 |