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    26th MEU Hurricane Sandy Response [Image 2 of 23]

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    A group of military personnel in camouflage uniforms are walking in a line across what appears to be the flight deck of a naval vessel. A military helicopter, identifiable as an MH-60 Sikorsky variant, is visible on the right side of the image with its rotors spinning. Personnel include both ground troops and what appears to be flight crew or deck crew wearing distinctive white vests and helmets.

    USS WASP, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

    11.06.2012

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Juanenrique Owings 

    26th Marine Expeditionary Unit     

    Marines assigned to Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 26, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, board U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawks aboard USS Wasp, Nov. 6, 2012. The platoon was transported to Queens, N.Y., to assist LaGuardia Airport in moving a generator to a damaged pier. The 26th MEU and the USS Wasp are off the coast of New York in support of Hurricane Sandy disaster relief efforts in New York and New Jersey. The 26th MEU is capable of providing generators, fuel, clean water, and helicopter lift capabilities to aid in disaster relief efforts. The 26th MEU is currently in pre-deployment training, preparing for their departure in 2013. As an expeditionary crisis response force operating from the sea the MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps motion media by Lance Cpl Juanenrique Owings/Released)

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    Date Taken: 11.06.2012
    Date Posted: 11.07.2012 08:35
    Photo ID: 777589
    VIRIN: 121106-M-HF949-002
    Resolution: 5184x3456
    Size: 2.23 MB
    Location: USS WASP, NEW YORK, US

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