Far North Queensland Skies: USS Blue Ridge departs Cairns

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Monday, 5 August 2013

USS Blue Ridge departs Cairns

The USS Blue Ridge set sail from Cairns today for Korea.

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 12 (HSC-12) Golden Falcons is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, in Japan. The Golden Falcons are attached to Carrier Air Wing Five with the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73).
There is a detachment of two helicopters to the USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19), providing executive transportation for the 7th Fleet Commander."

Below are some pictures from the USS Blue Ridge during there stay in Cairns.
These include the 2 Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawks from the HSC-12 Squadron: 168533 NF615 and 168534 NF616.