Maintainers in the Trenches

An airman performs maintenance on an HH-60H Seahawk assigned to the Drangonslayers of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron Eleven (HS-11) on the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrer USS Enterprise (CVN-65). An Aviation Boatswain’s Mate refuels an AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Squadron Three One One (VMA-311), which is part of the reinforcement for Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Five (HMM-165) attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) aboard USS Boxer.

Sailors on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) perform routine maintenance on a SH-60B helicopter assigned to Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Four Seven

(HSL-47). A Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class, assigned to the Diamondbacks of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Two (VFA-102), inserts a maintenance data card in a Shared Reconnaissance Pod (SHARP) before launch aboard the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63).