A US Marine Corps (USMC) crew member of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166), Sea Elks, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA), juts out the window of his helicopter checking vertical distance as it settles on the flightdeck aboard the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5). The PELELIU, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 flagship, is under way off the coast of Southern California for Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for its upcoming six-month deployment in support of the


A US Marine Corps (USMC) crew member of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 166 (HMM-166), Sea Elks, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, California (CA), juts out the window of his helicopter checking vertical distance as it settles on the flightdeck aboard the US Navy (USN) Tarawa Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS PELELIU (LHA 5). The PELELIU, Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 3 flagship, is under way off the coast of Southern California for Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX) in preparation for its upcoming six-month deployment in support of the war on terror. Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC)


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