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English: A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King (BuNo 148037) from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 1 (HS-1) "Seahorses" hovering over the guided missile destroyer USS Benjamin Stoddert (DDG-22), not visible, circa in 1986. Note the helicopter's nickname "Desert Duck". The "Desert Duck" was the nickname of the HS-1 Detachment 1 helicopter(s) assigned to the "Commander, Middle East Forces" (COMIDEASTFOR) aboard the command ships USS La Salle (AGF-3) or USS Coronado (AGF-11), mostly stationed at Bahrain. |
| Date | between 1986 and 1987 |
| Source | Official U.S. Navy photograph [1] from the USS Joseph Strauss 1986-87 Cruise Book. |
| Author | USN |
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