Caption:
Onslow Bay, N.C. (Jun. 9, 2004) -- An air crewman assigned to Marine
Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Three (HMM-263) ties down a rotor
blade to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter after landing aboard the
amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is surged
deployed to transport elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit
Air Combat Element to the Central Command Area of Responsibility in
support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the Global War on
Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Journalist Dave Nagle (RELEASED)
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