A U.S. Navy Sikorsky SH-3G <i>Sea King</i> (BuNo 148037) from Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 1 (HS-1) "Seahorses" hovering over the guided missile destroyer USS <i>Benjamin Stoddert</i> (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 <i>La Salle</i> (AGF-3) or USS <i>Coronado</i> (AGF-11), mostly stationed at Bahrain.
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Official U.S. Navy photograph <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/ddg22-87/062.htm">[1]</a> from the USS <i>Joseph Strauss</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://navysite.de/cruisebooks/ddg22-87/index_002.htm">1986-87 Cruise Book</a>.