091006-N-6692A-034 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2009) Seaman John OÕBrien, right, from Des Moines, Iowa, signals a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter while under instruction from landing signal enlisted BoatswainÕs Mate 3rd Class Alfred Edwards, from New York, aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are supporting humanitarian assistance operations at the request of the Republic of the Philippines in the wake of tropical storm Ketsana. ( Navy photo


091006-N-6692A-034 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2009) Seaman John OÕBrien, right, from Des Moines, Iowa, signals a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter while under instruction from landing signal enlisted BoatswainÕs Mate 3rd Class Alfred Edwards, from New York, aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are supporting humanitarian assistance operations at the request of the Republic of the Philippines in the wake of tropical storm Ketsana. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released) US Navy 091006-N-6692A-034 Sailors signal a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46)


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