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    Raid on mock pirated vessel planned, launched from sea base [Image 4 of 5]

    Raid on mock pirated vessel planned, launched from sea base

    PACIFIC OCEAN, CA, UNITED STATES

    08.14.2011

    Photo by Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn 

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

    A UH-1Y Venom piloted by Capts. Kyle Wilt and Joshua Gordon lifts from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Aug. 14 to fly snipers supporting a counter-piracy training mission miles from southern California’s San Clemente Island. Wilt serves with a detachment of skid-landing helicopters attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked Makin Island and the amphibious transport dock New Orleans in San Diego and sailed Aug. 10 to begin its first seagoing exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task force in May. Wilt, 28, is from Charles Town, W.Va. Gordon, 28, is from Merriam, Kan.

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    Date Taken: 08.14.2011
    Date Posted: 08.15.2011 12:37
    Photo ID: 443174
    VIRIN: 110814-M-GY762-008
    Resolution: 3699x2442
    Size: 1.37 MB
    Location: PACIFIC OCEAN, CA, US

    Web Views: 68
    Downloads: 36

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