U.S. Department of Defense Current Photos
130630-M-SO289-024
A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, during familiarization training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) June 30, 2013, in the Arabian Gulf. The 26th MEU was forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (DoD photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)
130630-M-SO289-024
A U.S. Marine assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), fast ropes from a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, during familiarization training on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) June 30, 2013, in the Arabian Gulf. The 26th MEU was forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (DoD photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)