A US Navy (USN) Sailor assigned to Mobile Security Squadron 7 (MSS-7), armed with 5.56 mm M4 carbines, equipped with blank firing devices, provide security as Exercise participants board a Russian Federated Navy (RFN) KA-27 Helix helicopter at Santa Rita Naval Base, Guam (GU), during a joint humanitarian assistance, disaster relief exercise. RFN ships are participating in Passing Exercise 2006 (PASSEX 06) with USN ships off the coast of Guam. The Exercise is designed to increase interoperability between the two navies while enhancing the strong cooperative relationship between Russia and the US
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Base, Santa Rita
State: Guam (GU)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward N. Vasquez, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
31/03/2006
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Source
The U.S. National Archives
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