USS Somerset conducts nighttime flight operations in the South China Sea

240524-N-JS660-2165 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 24, 2024) Airman Anthony Hyler, a native of Orlando, Florida, supports Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Aguilar, a native of Glendale, California, as he signals to a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the South China Sea, May 24, 2024. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

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May 29, 2024

SOUTH CHINA SEA - 240524-N-JS660-2165 SOUTH CHINA SEA (May 24, 2024) Airman Anthony Hyler, a native of Orlando, Florida, supports Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Michael Aguilar, a native of Glendale, California, as he signals to a CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 165 (Reinforced), on the flight deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) in the South China Sea, May 24, 2024. Somerset is currently underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 7th Fleet with elements of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Evan Diaz)

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