060219-N-4772B-004 Leyte Gulf (Feb. 19, 2006) - A CH-46E Sea Knight assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), lands aboard the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) to pick up a variety of relief supplies. Harpers Ferry and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) are en route to the Island of Leyte in the Republic of the Philippines, to provide humanitarian assistance for the victims of a devastating landslide. Both ships are part of the NavyÕs only Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Navy


060219-N-4772B-004 Leyte Gulf (Feb. 19, 2006) - A CH-46E Sea Knight assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), lands aboard the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) to pick up a variety of relief supplies. Harpers Ferry and the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) are en route to the Island of Leyte in the Republic of the Philippines, to provide humanitarian assistance for the victims of a devastating landslide. Both ships are part of the NavyÕs only Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), homeported in Sasebo, Japan. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Brian P. Biller (RELEASED) US Navy 060219-N-4772B-004 A CH-46E Sea Knight assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), lands aboard the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) to pick up a variety of relief suppl


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