Air Defense Exercise aboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) [Image 42 of 151]

08.09.2017

Photo by Cosmo Walrath 

U.S. Navy           

170809-N-DC385-178 CORAL SEA (Aug. 9, 2017) A CH-53E Super Stallion, assigned to the “Dragons” of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in support of Amphibious Integration Training (AIT). Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is participating in AIT with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) to increase joint capability to respond to a number of potential contingencies. AIT, taking place off the coast of and within Australia's Shoalwater Bay Training Area, will test the MEU's ability to conduct all of its core missions such as stability operations, non-combatant evacuation and disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Cosmo Walrath/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.09.2017
• Date Posted: 08.11.2017 00:14
• Photo ID: 3661380
• VIRIN: 170809-N-DC385-178
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