An MV-22 Osprey with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducts search and rescue operations in response to the sunken ferry Sewol off the coast of the Republic of Korea, April 21. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 (PHIBRON) had just completed participation in exercise Ssang Yong ’14 and were roughly 100 nautical miles away when they were tasked to respond to the incident April 16. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 provide a forward deployed maritime contingency response force capable of conducting a wide range of amphibious operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
Date Taken: | 04.21.2014 |
Date Posted: | 04.22.2014 06:13 |
Photo ID: | 1263508 |
VIRIN: | 140421-M-EK110-578 |
Resolution: | 1920x1080 |
Size: | 727 KB |
Location: | YELLOW SEA |
Web Views: | 76 |
Downloads: | 20 |
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