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    Marines support airfield seizure during Exercise Steel Knight 2014 [Image 1 of 4]

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    Three tandem-rotor helicopters, identifiable as CH-46 Sea Knights or CH-47 Chinooks, are conducting simultaneous takeoff or landing operations in an arid desert environment. The rotor wash is kicking up significant dust clouds from the dry terrain. The setting appears to be a military training or operational area in a desert region, likely in the American Southwest based on the terrain and mountain backdrop.

    TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    12.18.2013

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Boynes 

    1st Marine Division

    Three CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters prepare to drop off Marines during an air raid in support of Exercise Steel Knight 2014 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Dec. 11th, 2013. After landing, the Marines set up blocking positions and secured the airfield. The training developed important skills and tactics necessary for their upcoming deployment to Australia. Steel Knight is an annual exercise that includes elements from the entire I Marine Expeditionary Force that focuses on conventional operations and provides realistic training that prepares Marines for overseas operations. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jonathan Boynes/Released)

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    Date Taken: 12.18.2013
    Date Posted: 12.18.2013 01:24
    Photo ID: 1139724
    VIRIN: 131211-M-PC317-580
    Resolution: 2970x1816
    Size: 855.41 KB
    Location: TWENTYNINE PALMS, CALIFORNIA, US

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