Anonymous ID: 99dc42 May 1, 2020, 9:30 p.m. No.8996259   ๐Ÿ—„๏ธ.is ๐Ÿ”—kun   >>6269 >>6394

>>8996197

>That is a weird looking vessel. Can anons identify type of vessel, whether military?, what kind of choppers?

 

U.S. Navy ESB & U.S. Army AH-64E Apache Conduct Integration Operations In Arabian Gulf

U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3), assigned to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT), has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters assigned to U.S. Army Central Commandโ€™s (USARCENT) Task Force Saber, throughout the month of March.

Xavier Vavasseur 01 Apr 2020

 

The operations, which are designed to enhance the capabilities of U.S. forces to respond to surface threats, have involved Puller performing as a landing base platform for the Apaches, while Cyclone class Patrol Coastal (PC) ships select simulated targets for them to engage. The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) also participated in the joint operations.

 

โ€œThe integration of U.S. Army air weapons teams with other joint fires into the maritime environment greatly enhances our ability to expand reconnaissance and attack capability. The Apaches, in coordination with our surface ships, allow us to hold an adversary at high risk at extended ranges. Combined with other joint fires, these aircraft significantly increase the precision lethality of our joint maritime forces.โ€

 

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