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150527-M-BW898-175: GULF OF ADEN (May 27, 2015) A combat rubber raiding craft belonging to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Maritime Raid Force, sourced from Force Reconnaissance Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, is pushed out of a CH-53E Super Stallion during helo-cast and “soft duck” training in the Gulf of Aden, May 28, 2015. Soft duck is a procedure based on partially deflating a CRRC before casting into the water. The Super Stallion belongs to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 365 (Reinforced), 24th MEU. The 24th MEU is embarked on the Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group and deployed to maintain regional security in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joey Mendez/Released)
| Date Taken: | 05.26.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.31.2015 21:11 |
| Photo ID: | 1966679 |
| VIRIN: | 150527-M-BW898-175 |
| Resolution: | 4000x2667 |
| Size: | 2.12 MB |
| Location: | GULF OF ADEN |
| Web Views: | 94 |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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