Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu Amphibious Ready Group currently on deployment with amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Thompson) Marines fast rope onto flight deck of USS Peleliu 121005-N-KR526-028

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Keywords: armed, ch-46e, conflict, deck, flight, forces, knight, marines, military, peleliu, sea, states, united, uss, war