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    Maritime Raid Force (MRF) Conduct Helo Cast Operations [Image 339 of 455]

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    Military personnel in camouflage uniforms are working on a black inflatable combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) on what appears to be the flight deck of a naval vessel. Several Marines are handling and inspecting the boat's outboard motor, which appears to be an Evinrude engine. In the background, at least two AV-8B Harrier jump jets are visible on the flight deck.

    SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JAPAN

    03.19.2017

    Photo by Seaman Recruit Jesse Marquez Magallanes 

    U.S. Navy           

    170319-N-XT039-058 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2017) Reconnaisance Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF) of the 31st Marine Expestionary Unit (MEU), place a rotor on a combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in preparation for a helo cast exercise. A helo cast is a method used to insert reconnaisance and surveillance teams for amphibious reconnaisasnce missions requiring small boat operations. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st MEU is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jesse Marquez Magallanes/Released)

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    Date Taken: 03.19.2017
    Date Posted: 03.22.2017 00:10
    Photo ID: 3246271
    VIRIN: 170319-N-XT039-058
    Resolution: 3000x2003
    Size: 989.19 KB
    Location: SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JP

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