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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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Copyright Status
Public domain / free use
Service Branch
US Navy / Marine Corps
Primary Equipment
CH-46
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