USS Mesa Verde operations [Image 1 of 4]

USS MESA VERDE, AT SEA

10.27.2014

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shannon Smith 

U.S. Navy           

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Walter Boyd, from Omaha, Neb., signals a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced) on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is deployed as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group, and with the embarked 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) is returning from a deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon M. Smith/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.27.2014
• Date Posted: 10.31.2014 17:52
• Photo ID: 1638586
• VIRIN: 141027-N-BD629-086
• Resolution: 4928x3280
• Size: 1021.65 KB
• Location: USS MESA VERDE, AT SEA
• Hometown: OMAHA, NE, US