Lt. Matthew Pillon acts as the landing safety officer during the retrieval of the MH-60R Magnum 707 helo

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USS NORMANDY, Baltic Sea - Lt. Matthew Pillon acts as the landing safety officer during the retrieval of the MH-60R Magnum 707 helo aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60), in support of the Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise 2012. This is the 40th iteration of BALTOPS, a maritime exercise intended to improve interoperability with partner nations by conducting realistic training at sea with 12 participating nations.

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