Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Navy | 05.30.2008
A UH-1N Huey, top, an AH-1W Super Cobra, a CH-46 Sea Knight and a CH-53E Super Stallion fly in formation during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration for a Tiger Cruise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during the last leg of deployment from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego, Calif....
Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Navy | 05.30.2008
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM)166 (REIN) releases a series of flares during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration for a Tiger Cruise aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) during the last leg of deployment from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego, Calif....
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker | U.S. Navy | 05.30.2008
Sailors, Marines and their "Tigers" watch a Marine Air/Ground Task Force demonstration from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). Tarawa's 2008 "Tiger Cruise" is a Navy-sponsored program in which friends and family members of Sailors and Marines ride the ship during its last leg of deployment from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to San Diego. Tarawa and the embarked 11th Marine......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker | U.S. Navy | 05.30.2008
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter approaches amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) during flight operations. Germantown is part of the USS Tarawa Expeditionary Strike Group and is returning from a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific in support of Maritime Security Operations....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Niegel | U.S. Navy | 05.30.2008
Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope from a CH-46 Sea Knight attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced HMM-166 during a Marine Air/Ground Task Force demonstration for "tigers" aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA1). Tarawa's 2008 "Tiger Cruise" is a Navy sponsored program in which friends and family members of Sailors and Marines ride the ship......
Photo by Seaman David Brandenburg | U.S. Navy | 05.29.2008
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marcelino Barajas Jr., assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Battalion Landing Team Weapons Company, explains the functions of an assault rifle to a "Tiger Cruise" participant aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1)....
Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Bryan Niegel | Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet | 05.10.2008
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Kevin Proback bolts down the jack staff in preparation for mooring alongside Macquarie Wharf pier. Tarawa is the first large deck ship to visit Hobart in more than six years. During the visit, Sailors and Marines participated in numerous Battle of Coral Sea commemoration events and received a warm welcome by the Hobart community. Tarawa and the embarked 11th......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Barker | U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet | 04.30.2008
Seaman Samuel Myung applies a fresh layer of gray paint to flight deck equipment aboard amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). Tarawa and the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of forward deployed U.S. fleets, with......
