100302-N-3358S-032 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 2, 2010) A UH-1N Huey helicopter returns Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) after patrolling the waters surrounding the Bab El Mandeb Strait. This is Mesa VerdeÕs maiden deployment and her first transit of the strait. Mesa Verde is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specia
100302-N-3358S-032 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (March 2, 2010) A UH-1N Huey helicopter returns Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) after patrolling the waters surrounding the Bab El Mandeb Strait. This is Mesa VerdeÕs maiden deployment and her first transit of the strait. Mesa Verde is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group, supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation operations in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steve Smith/Released) US Navy 100302-N-3358S-032 A UH-1N Huey helicopter returns Marines from the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU) to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19)
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