Sgt. Joshua N. Thomas moves a CH-53E Super Stallion main gearbox aboard USS Makin Island here June 11. The 24-year-old Amarillo, Texas, native is a CH-53E Super Stallion mechanic with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
| Date Taken: | 06.12.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.13.2012 10:18 |
| Photo ID: | 601358 |
| VIRIN: | 120612-M-YP701-263 |
| Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
| Size: | 1.09 MB |
| Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
| Web Views: | 61 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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