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A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter takes off from the flight deck. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of an amphibious assault ship as the ship operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Italy (ITA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A flight deck crewman on the directs an US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter to a spot on the flight deck during deck landing qualifications. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter lands on the flight deck for deck landing qualifications. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A silhouette of an US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter in the sunset as it takes off from the flight deck during deck landing qualifications. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter makes an approach to the flight deck during deck landing qualifications. The Army helicopter from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Army CH-47D Chinook helicopter lands on the flight deck during deck landing qualifications. The Army helicopter, from E Company, 502nd Aviation Regiment, Aviano, Italy, practices landings and take-offs from the deck of the amphibious assault ship as it operates off the coast of Italy

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tana R. Hamilton Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 3 (HSC-3), Naval Air Station North Island (NASNI), California (CA), practices landings in the desert of Southern California to prepare new pilots for real-time missions. HSC-3 is the single-site Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) for the Navy's Sea Combat (HSC) Squadrons operating the MH-60S helicopters

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Daniel R. Mennuto, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Com More