Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise. Essex is on patrol in the western Pacific Ocean and is part of the permanently forward-deployed Essex Amphibious Ready Group participating in Valiant Shield 2010, an integrated joint-training exercise designed to enhance interoperability between U.S. forces.
| Date Taken: | 09.18.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 09.20.2010 17:12 |
| Photo ID: | 321144 |
| VIRIN: | 100918-N-8335D-500 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2008 |
| Size: | 1.51 MB |
| Location: | USS ESSEX, AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 28 |
| Downloads: | 9 |
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