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    11th MEU BLT 2/1 Golf Co. debarks the USS Makin Island for training [Image 14 of 18]

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    A large military helicopter, identifiable as a Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, is hovering just above the flight deck of a naval vessel at sea. A flight deck crew member wearing a yellow jersey and helmet is directing the aircraft with hand signals. The scene takes place under clear blue skies over open ocean.

    USS MAKIN ISLAND, USAFRICOM, AT SEA

    08.01.2014

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Laura Raga 

    11th Marine Expeditionary Unit   

    A CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 163 (Reinforced), 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Makin Island, Aug. 1. The 11th MEU and Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group are deployed as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Laura Y. Raga/Released)

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    Date Taken: 08.01.2014
    Date Posted: 08.04.2014 21:21
    Photo ID: 1482590
    VIRIN: 140801-M-HU038-065
    Resolution: 3917x2611
    Size: 332.87 KB
    Location: USS MAKIN ISLAND, USAFRICOM, AT SEA
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