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    USS Comstock action [Image 8 of 8]

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    A military technician or crew member is perched on top of a large tandem-rotor helicopter, likely a CH-46 Sea Knight or CH-47 Chinook, performing maintenance or inspection work on the rotor assembly. The aircraft appears to be parked on the deck of a naval vessel at sea, with overcast skies and open ocean visible in the background. Partial markings including 'YP' and partial numbers are visible on the fuselage.

    USS COMSTOCK, AT SEA

    03.23.2011

    Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph Buliavac 

    U.S. Navy           

    Lance Cpl. David Tinder, assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163, performs maintenance on a rotor blade of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock. Comstock, is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group, is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility in the western Pacific Ocean.

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    Date Taken: 03.23.2011
    Date Posted: 03.29.2011 20:56
    Photo ID: 383816
    VIRIN: 110323-N-RC734-214
    Resolution: 2100x1395
    Size: 173.72 KB
    Location: USS COMSTOCK, AT SEA
    Web Views: 42
    Downloads: 11

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    A small fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) has just been launched from a pneumatic/catapult launcher mounted on the flight deck of a naval vessel at sea. Two personnel in civilian-style clothing are observing the launch from the deck. The UAV is visible airborne in the upper portion of the frame, while the launcher system remains secured to the deck with tie-down cables.
    A naval deck scene showing a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV/drone) suspended from a recovery/launch crane system aboard a military vessel at sea. A single crew member is visible operating or monitoring the crane mechanism on the ship's deck. The image is backlit, creating strong silhouettes against an overcast sky and open ocean horizon.
    A group of five personnel are handling a small fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) on the deck of a naval vessel at sea. Three individuals in civilian/contractor attire are actively managing the drone, while two uniformed sailors in blue coveralls observe. The scene appears to depict a UAV recovery or pre-launch handling operation aboard a warship.
    A technician or operator is preparing a fixed-wing UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) for launch on what appears to be a naval vessel's flight deck. The drone features a prominent dome-shaped electro-optical/infrared sensor turret on its underside and a high-aspect-ratio wing configuration. The setting is an open ocean environment with overcast skies.
    A fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone is captured in flight against a partly cloudy blue sky. The aircraft features long, slender high-aspect-ratio wings characteristic of surveillance or reconnaissance drones. A sensor or camera payload is visibly mounted beneath the fuselage.
    A gray unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone is captured in flight against a clear blue sky with minimal cloud cover. The aircraft features a pusher-propeller configuration, long slender wings, and a twin-tail boom design typical of reconnaissance or surveillance drones. Two thin white lines, likely wires or cables from a nearby structure, are visible crossing the frame diagonally in the foreground.
    A naval vessel's flight deck is shown during what appears to be an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) launch or recovery operation. A sailor in blue coveralls is managing a tether line connected to a small fixed-wing UAV mounted on a pneumatic or catapult launch rail system. A second naval vessel, likely a replenishment or amphibious ship, is visible in the background alongside.
    A military technician or crew member is perched on top of a large tandem-rotor helicopter, likely a CH-46 Sea Knight or CH-47 Chinook, performing maintenance or inspection work on the rotor assembly. The aircraft appears to be parked on the deck of a naval vessel at sea, with overcast skies and open ocean visible in the background. Partial markings including 'YP' and partial numbers are visible on the fuselage.

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    CH-46E
    USS Comstock (LSD 45)
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