Marines rappel from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit onto the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. The 31st MEU is embarked aboard Essex to participate in Annual Exercise 21G, a bilateral interoperability exercise conducted yearly with the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force.
| Date Taken: | 11.14.2009 |
| Date Posted: | 11.16.2009 13:06 |
| Photo ID: | 224056 |
| VIRIN: | 091114-N-9950J-072 |
| Resolution: | 2520x1800 |
| Size: | 559.55 KB |
| Location: | PHILIPPINE SEA |
| Web Views: | 103 |
| Downloads: | 21 |
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