A CH-53 Super Stallion assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), lands to transport U.S. Marines assigned to Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th MEU, to conduct fast rope familiarization training on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), at sea, June 30, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.
Sgt. Chris Stone
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