000801-M-6312K-012 ABOARD USS SAIPAN (August 1, 2000) -- A combat rubber raider craft (CRRC), attached to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Force Reconnaissance Detachment, is sprayed with seawater from the rotor wash of a CH-53 "Sea Stallion" helicopter alongside the amphibious assault ship USS Saipan (LHA 2). Saipan is operating in the Mediterranean Sea during a routine six-month deployment. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Brook R. Kelsey. (RELEASED) 000801-M-6312K-012 by navalsafetycenter

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