Maritime Operations, US Navy Photogrpah
Summary
Explosive ordnance disposal personnel, along with Navy divers, pick up the slack on a line used to rappel from an HH-60H Seahawk attached to the "Eightballers" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 8 aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a fast rope exercise. The fast-rope exercise is conducted to keep qualifications current for both explosive ordinance disposal personnel and Navy divers. The Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, is participating in Expeditionary Strike Force Exercises consisting of three Strike Groups; the John C. Stennis Strike Group, Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, and the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group.
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Date
06/06/2007
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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