PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb 9, 2015) An MH-60R Sea hawk helicopter from the Easyriders of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 37 takes off from the guided-missile destroyer USS Preble (DDG 88) while a UH-60 Blackhawk from the Army’s 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (25 CAB) flys in the background during an independent deployer certification (IDCERT) exercise. The IDCERT exercise is designed to certify select U.S. ships as independent deployers as tasked by Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist John M. Hageman/Released)
