120531-O-ZZ999-010 NORTH SULAWESI (May 31 2012) -- Sailors remove the chocks and chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, before taking off from the flight deck of Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) on 31 May. USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) is participating in Pacific Partnership. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission that brings together U.S. military personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo released by Kristopher Radder)
120531-O-ZZ999-009 NORTH SULAWESI (May 31 2012) -- An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, flies around the islands of North Sulawesi, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2012. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission that brings together U.S. military personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo released by Kristopher Radder)
120531-O-ZZ999-011 NORTH SULAWESI (May 31 2012) -- An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Blackjacks" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21, flies around the islands of North Sulawesi, Indonesia during Pacific Partnership 2012. Now in its seventh year, Pacific Partnership is an annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian and civic assistance mission that brings together U.S. military personnel, host and partner nations, non-government organizations and international agencies to build stronger relationships and develop disaster response capabilities throughout the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo released by Kristopher Radder)