ABOARD USS PELELIU (LHA-5), (Sept. 29, 2008)- A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter drops supplies onto the flight deck of USS Peleliu during a vertical replenishment, Sept. 29. Vertical replenishments are designed to resupply a Peleliu using helicopters to transport supplies from one ship to another. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., based 15th MEU is embarked aboard USS Peleliu and is comprised of approximately 2,200 Marines and Sailors and is a forward deployed force in readiness capable of conducting numerous operations, such as Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations, Humanitarian Assistance Operations and r
ABOARD USS PELELIU (LHA-5), (Sept. 29, 2008)- A MH-60S Seahawk helicopter drops supplies onto the flight deck of USS Peleliu during a vertical replenishment, Sept. 29. Vertical replenishments are designed to resupply a Peleliu using helicopters to transport supplies from one ship to another. The Camp Pendleton, Calif., based 15th MEU is embarked aboard USS Peleliu and is comprised of approximately 2,200 Marines and Sailors and is a forward deployed force in readiness capable of conducting numerous operations, such as Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations, Humanitarian Assistance Operations and range of amphibious missions. The MEU is currently deployed aboard USS Peleliu (LHA-5), USS Dubuque (LPD-8) and USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52). (Official USMC photo by Cpl Stephen Holt) USMC-080929-M-0293H-103
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