Smithfield Man Serving Aboard USS Kearsarge

Atlantic Ocean (Oct. 17th) Seaman Malachi Barnes from Smithfield stows a mooring line on the fantail of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3).

USS Kearsarge, deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ryre Arciaga