A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to the Air Combat Element of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex as a landing craft utility vehicle approaches to enter the well deck. Essex is participating in Balikatan 2009, an annual combined, joint-bilateral exercise involving U.S. Military and Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel as well as subject matter experts from Philippine Civil Defense Agencies.
| Date Taken: | 04.13.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 04.15.2009 18:32 |
| Photo ID: | 165334 |
| VIRIN: | 090413-N-0120A-251 |
| Resolution: | 2520x1800 |
| Size: | 498.57 KB |
| Location: | SOUTH CHINA SEA |
| Web Views: | 91 |
| Downloads: | 23 |
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