Caption:
Persian Gulf (July 22, 2005) - Marines assigned to the 26th Marine
Expeditionary Unit (MEU) practice fast roping from the back ramp of an
CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck, to an elevator platform
below aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge and embarked 26th Marine
Expeditionary Unit are on a regularly scheduled deployment, and are
currently conducting Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Christopher Newsome
(RELEASED)
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