151021-M-WC184-006 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal – Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Chieu, a crew chief aboard a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), sits on the helicopters ramp while flying to participate in a combined helicopter-borne assault training exercise with the Portuguese Marines, near Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa, Portugal, Oct. 21, 2015 during Trident Juncture 15. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develo
151021-M-WC184-006 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal – Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas Chieu, a crew chief aboard a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter with the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), sits on the helicopters ramp while flying to participate in a combined helicopter-borne assault training exercise with the Portuguese Marines, near Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa, Portugal, Oct. 21, 2015 during Trident Juncture 15. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the 6th Fleet area of operations in support of national security interests in Europe. (United States Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Long/ Released)
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