Marines from HMH 461 (Reinforced), 22nd MEU, wash a UH-1N Huey helicopter [Image 5 of 13]

ABOARD USS BATAAN, AT SEA

03.18.2010

Photo by Cpl. Theodore Ritchie 

22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit

Lance Cpl. Joseph Z. Bernestine, a flight line mechanic from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, and native of Compton, Calif., washes the rotor head of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter during a wash down on the flight deck of USS Bataan, March 18. The wash down is a standard process to prevent foreign soil, agriculture and organisms from contaminating the U.S. Local leaders with the Government of Haiti, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations took over primary responsibilities of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations around Haiti.

• Date Taken: 03.18.2010
• Date Posted: 03.20.2010 02:02
• Photo ID: 261491
• VIRIN: 100318-M-8752R-051
• Resolution: 3000x1994
• Size: 3.67 MB
• Location: ABOARD USS BATAAN, AT SEA