24 MEU Deployment 2012 [Image 21 of 35]

USS NEW YORK, AT SEA

11.30.2012

Photo by Cpl. Michael Petersheim  

24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 (Reinforced), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS New York during fast-rope training on the flight deck of the USS New York, Nov. 30, 2012. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed with the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility serving as an expeditionary crisis response force capable of a variety of missions from full-scale combat to evacuations and humanitarian assistance.

• Date Taken: 11.30.2012
• Date Posted: 12.01.2012 04:51
• Photo ID: 792251
• VIRIN: 121130-M-KU932-055
• Resolution: 3300x2400
• Size: 1.04 MB
• Location: USS NEW YORK, AT SEA