A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from HMH-463 Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, lands on the island of Peleliu as part of Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), Okinawa Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country:
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from HMH-463 Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, lands on the island of Peleliu as part of Exercise KOA THUNDER 2001. Marines from Aviation Support Element, Kaneohe Bay Hawaii, 1ST Marine Air Wing (MAW), Okinawa Japan, and 3rd Marines 7th Battalion 29 Palms, California, participated in KOA THUNDER on the island of Guam from July 9 to July 14. The purpose of the exercise was to demonstrate the Marine Corps ability to deploy in the South Pacific from places other than Okinawa, Japan. Subject Operation/Series: KOA THUNDER 2001 Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 1ST Marine Divison
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