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A landing signal enlisted man (LSE) guides a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter onto the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) during TEAM SPIRIT '84. TEAM SPIRIT is a joint/combined operation designed to test and improve techniques of defending the South Korean Peninsula and increase combat readiness of South Korean and US armed forces
A Republic of Korea serviceman watches as a Republic of Korea tank landing ship delivers troops and cargo during an Exercise TEAM SPIRIT '84 amphibious beach landing. TEAM SPIRIT a joint/combined operation, is designed to test and improve techniques to defend the Republic of Korea Peninsula and increase combat readiness of South Korea and US armed forces
A crewman watches as a utility landing craft (LCU 1617) prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) during TEAM SPIRIT '84. TEAM SPIRIT is a joint/combined operation designed to test and improve techniques of defending the South Korean Peninsula and increase combat readiness of South Korean and US armed forces
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An aviation boatswain's mate (AB), assisting in flight operations, wears cold weather gear aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) during TEAM SPIRIT '84. TEAM SPIRIT a joint/combined operation designed to test and improve techniques of defending the South Korean Peninsula and increase combat readiness of South Korean and US armed forces
US tracked landing vehicles come ashore in an amphibious landing staged during TEAM SPIRIT '84. TEAM SPIRIT is a joint/combined operation designed to test and improve techniques to defend the Republic of Korea Peninsula and increase combat readiness of Republic of Korea and US armed forces
Troops aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA 3) board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter en route to the beach during TEAM SPIRIT '84 . TEAM SPIRIT is a joint/combined operation designed to test and improve techniques to defend the Republic of Korea Peninsula and increase combat readiness of Republic of Korea and US armed forces
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '84
Base: USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3)
Country: Republic Of Korea (ROK)
Scene Camera Operator: J. O. Glenn Jochum
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Known as the "Phrog", the Sea Knight was used in all U.S. Marine operational environments between its introduction during the Vietnam War. The type's longevity and reputation for reliability led to mantras such as "phrogs phorever" and "never trust a helicopter under 30". During the 1940s and 1950s, American rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Helicopter emerged as a pioneering developer of tandem-rotor helicopters; perhaps the most famous of these being the piston-powered H-21 "Flying Banana", an early utility and transport helicopter. During 1955, Piasecki was officially renamed as Vertol Corporation (standing for vertical take-off and landing); it was around this time that work commenced on the development of a new generation of tandem rotor helicopter. During 1956, the new design received the internal company designation of Vertol Model 107, or simply V-107; this rotorcraft differed from its predecessors by harnessing the newly developed turboshaft engine instead of piston-based counterparts. In 1960, American Boeing acquired Vertol and in 1961, it was announced that Boeing Vertol had been selected to manufacture its model 107M for the U.S. Marine Corps. Following the Sea Knight's first flight in August 1962, the military designation was changed to CH-46A.