Operation Enduring Freedom
NAV2003031414 - USS ARLEIGH BURKE, Mediterranean Sea, March 13 (UPI) -- An HH-60H Knighthawk assigned to the "Proud Warriors" of Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Four Two (HSL-42) patrols the waters astern of the guided missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in the Mediterranean Sea on March 13, 2003. Arleigh Burke is on a scheduled six month deployment operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. rlw/U.S. Navy/Patrick Reilly UPI
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