US Navy (USN) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) crew, arrives for the "George I. Purdy RHIB Race" which is held annually onboard Commander Fleet Activities (CFA) Yokosuka Naval Base (NB), Japan (JPN). The race provides every forward deployed unit the opportunity to show their deck seamanship, navigation, and engineering practices
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Hospital, Yokosuka
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3(Aw) Yesenia Rosas, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/04/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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