Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit load up in the back of a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter during flight operations aboard the only forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard. The Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, along with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in a certification exercise. The evaluated event determines if the 31st MEU is capable of doing certain missions such as humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations or non-combatant evacuation operations with the ARG.
| Date Taken: | 09.13.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 09.13.2012 06:20 |
| Photo ID: | 663285 |
| VIRIN: | 120913-N-KB563-213 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2033 |
| Size: | 1.65 MB |
| Location: | AT SEA |
| Web Views: | 21 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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