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US Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters are parked on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2). The IWO JIMA is participating in Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84

US Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters are parked on the flight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

US Marines wash a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS IWO JIMA (LPH 2) during Exercise OCEAN VENTURE '84. In the background is a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter

US Marines wash a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter aboard the amphibious assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '84 Country: Caribbean Sea Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A Marine talks on a radio in a helicopter traffic control center during Exercise GALLANT EAGLE '88. Outside the window, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prepares for takeoff; beyond it are parked numerous CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters and additional Sea Knights

A Marine talks on a radio in a helicopter traffic control center durin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: GALLANT EAGLE '88 Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter approaches the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS NASHVILLE (LPD-13) during Operation Sharp Edge. The Nashville is part of an amphibious ready group that is in place off the coast of Liberia to provide support for the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, and evacuate civilians caught in that country's civil war

A Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter approaches the flight deck...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Marines at the U.S. Embassy unload a container of hot food from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. An amphibious ready group on station off the Liberian coast is providing personnel and logistic support for the embassy and assisting in the evacuation of civilians fleeing Liberia's civil war

Marines at the U.S. Embassy unload a container of hot food from a CH-4...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to... More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter lowers a fuel bladder onto a landing zone on the grounds of the U.S. Embassy during Operation Sharp Edge. An amphibious ready group is on station off the coast of Liberia to provide support for the embassy and evacuate civilians caught in Liberia's civil war

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to... More

A flight deck crewman carries an infant across the flight deck of the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) after taking the child off of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. Civilians are being brought aboard U.S. Navy ships off the coast of Liberia after being evacuated from the midst of that country's civil war

A flight deck crewman carries an infant across the flight deck of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) banks toward the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4), which is anchored off the coast of North Carolina to offload its embarked Marine Corps units. The NASSAU was deployed for nearly eight months, during which time the ship and its embarked Marines were involved in Operation Sharp Edge in Liberia and Operation Desert Storm in the Persian Gulf region

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Onslow Bay State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 ... More

A U.S. Army soldier leads a group of Kurdish men out of a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter in a landing zone adjacent to a refugee camp near Zakhu, Iraq. U.S. and allied troops established the camp as part of Operation Provide Comfort, a multinational effort to aid the thousands of Kurds who fled their homes after fighting broke out between Kurdish groups and Iraqi government forces following Operation Desert Storm

A U.S. Army soldier leads a group of Kurdish men out of a Marine Mediu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORTDESERT STORM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Hatton Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) flies along the coast of Oahu.

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Coast Of Oahu State: Hawaii(HI) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Flight deck personnel attach a tow bar to the front of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263) on board the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) during NATO Exercise Teamwork '92

Flight deck personnel attach a tow bar to the front of a CH-46E Sea Kn...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Robert K. Hemmerly Release Status: Relea... More

A view of six CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263) parked in the snow on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) during NATO Exercise Teamwork '92

A view of six CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Robert K. Hemmerly Release Status: Relea... More

Flight deck crewmen service a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9)

Flight deck crewmen service a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Eased in, a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight from HMM 164 (REIN) embarks aboard the USS PELELIU (LHA-5) during EXERCISE KERNEL BLITZ 97. (Duplicate image, see also DMSD9803363 or search 970620M6312K002)

Eased in, a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight from HMM 164 (REIN) embarks aboar...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ 97 Base: USS Peleliu (LHA 5) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey, Usmc Rele... More

Lance Corporal Matt Riley of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163) watches as fellow crewman back this CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter into position during Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations

Lance Corporal Matt Riley of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HM...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 Base: Uss Tarawa (LHA 1) Scene Major Command Shown: USS TARAWA (LHA 1) Scene Camera Operator: Stephen Batiz,... More

CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM-166 delivering troops in support of Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97. KERNEL BLITZ is taking place off the coast of Southern California, 29 Palms and Camp Pendleton to train Navy and Marine Corps personnel in amphibious operations

CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron HMM-166 deliv...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: KERNEL BLITZ '97 State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: HMM-166 Scene Cam... More

A sailor from the USS Arctic (AOE 8) (not shown) helps attach supplies to the bottom of a CH-46E "Sea Knight" during an underway replenishment with the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71). ROOSEVELT and it's embarked air wing are participating in air strikes over the former Yugoslavia in support of the NATO Operation Allied Force

A sailor from the USS Arctic (AOE 8) (not shown) helps attach supplies...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Johnny Grasso Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Serv... More

United States Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Force Reconnaissance Detachment. Jump from a CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter, 264th Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron. The Force Reconnaissance Detachment practiced helicopter casting and recovery to sustain vital skills during a deployment

United States Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Force R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Brook R. Kelsey, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital P... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight from HC-11 Detachment 5 approaches with supplies dangling in a suspension cradle, during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) of the USS TARAWA (LHA-1) in the Western Pacific

A CH-46E Sea Knight from HC-11 Detachment 5 approaches with supplies d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David Miller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler Third Class Michael Fields signals information to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter pilot as it departs the flight deck after delivering ordnance during an ammo onload aboard USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). TRUMAN is on a scheduled six-month deployment to the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf

Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler Third Class Michael Fields signals i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PHAN Rodger D. Schilling, USN Release Status: Released to Publi... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Reinforcement Company, 3rd Marine Air Wing (MAW), unload humanitarian supplies from a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMH-161) at Galba, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the Reinforcement Company, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Galba Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Calvin W. Barclay, USMC Release Status: Released to... More

Flying over Baghdad, Iraq, in a CH-46E Sea Knight from the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165, the "White Knights," US Army (USA) Sergeant (SGT) Russell S. Spike, drops pamphlets to the Iraqi people, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Flying over Baghdad, Iraq, in a CH-46E Sea Knight from the Marine Medi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Christopher H. Fitzgerald Release Status: Releas... More

Graphite sketch of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter Flight Crewman Sergeant (SGT) Hodges leaving Ad Diwaniyah, Iraq for Al Kut flight in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Graphite sketch of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter Flight Crewman Serge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SGT Carrillo, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM 364), Purple Foxes, flies over Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight from Marine Medium Helicopt...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Major Command Shown: HMM-364 Scene Camera Operator: SGT Nicholas S. Hizer, USMC Rele... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-268 (HMM-268), Marine Air Group-39 (MAG-39), flies over the MAG-39 area of operation (AO) at Ali Al Salem Air Base (AB), Kuwait. US Marines deployed to Southwest Asia in support of Operations ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: MAG-39 Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: ... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (MHM-262) (Reinforced) takes off at Saint Bernard, Philippines, after delivering humanitarian relief supplies as part of the relief effort being conducted at the request of the Philippine government. This relief effort is a result of a mudslide, which devastated the town of Guinsahugon located in the southern part of the island of Leyte in the Philippines

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Bernard State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. Kennedy, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines load relief supplies aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262). The ship is underway in the Leyte Gulf, enroute to provide assistance for recent mudslide victims on the Island of Leyte, Republic of the Philippines

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 (Sw) Brian P. Biller, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

Republic of the Philippine Army Soldiers, offload humanitarian relief supplies from a US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Aviation Combat Element, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) (Reinforced) at Saint Bernard, Philippines, as part of the relief effort being conducted at the request of the Philippine government. This relief effort is a result of a mudslide, which devastated the town of Guinsahugon located in the southern part of the island of Leyte in the Philippines

Republic of the Philippine Army Soldiers, offload humanitarian relief ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Bernard State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Raymond Petersen, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the "Flying Tigers" of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) is marshaled into position as it lands on the flight deck of the USN Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), during training conducted in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2006. The Exercise is a joint combined field training exercise conducted by Combined Forces Command (CFC)/ US Forces Korea (USFK) components focused on ground maneuvers, air, naval, expeditionary and special operations under the command of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU)

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2006 Base: USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 (Sw) Brian P. Biller, USN Release Status: Release... More

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS HARPES FERRY (LSD 49) a USN Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) is braced by a US Marine Corps (USMC) Combat Cargo Marine as they prepare for the landing of a USMC CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, while conducting timing rehearsals in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE 2006. The Exercise is a joint and combined field training exercise conducted by Combined Forces Command / US Forces Korea components focused on ground maneuvers, air, naval, expeditionary and special operations. USN Ships assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF-76), and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are participating in the 45th FOAL EAGLE Exercise together...

Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS HARPES FERRY (LSD 49) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Onboard the US Navy (USN) Dock Landing Ship USS HARPES FERRY (LSD 49) a USN Landing Signal Enlisted (LSE) is braced by a US Mari... More

US Navy Combat Cargo crew members prepare to assist offloading wounded US Marine Corps personnel from CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) during a mass casualty drill on the flight deck of the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship USS BOXER (LHD 4). BOXER is currently participating in a Joint Task Force Exercise off the coast of Southern Calif., as part of Expeditionary Strike Group 5 in preparation for their Western Pacific deployment.(U.S. Navy photo Mass Communication SPECIALIST 1ST Class S. H. Vanderwerff) (Released)

US Navy Combat Cargo crew members prepare to assist offloading wounded...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Camera Operator: MC1 S. H. Vanderwerff, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit

Marines attached to the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu is the flagship for the Peleliu ... More

Capt. Josh Greb, an AH-1Z Super Cobra pilot with Marine

Capt. Josh Greb, an AH-1Z Super Cobra pilot with Marine

Capt. Josh Greb, an AH-1Z Super Cobra pilot with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), describes aspects of a helmet during a static display here Nov. 21. The squadron is the aviation combat eleme... More

Majs. Travis Patterson and Don McGuire, AH-1Z Super

Majs. Travis Patterson and Don McGuire, AH-1Z Super

Majs. Travis Patterson and Don McGuire, AH-1Z Super Cobra pilots, land on USS Makin Island here Nov. 14. The Marines serve with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element fo... More

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron

An AV-8B Harrier with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced) lands on USS Makin Island Nov. 18. The squadron is the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, which embarked USS... More

Five U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters

Five U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters

Five U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters arrive at Utapao, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb. 14 before conducting a flyby during an amphibious assault demonstration part of exercise Cobra Gold 2013. U.S. Ma... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight sits on the flight line during

A CH-46E Sea Knight sits on the flight line during

A CH-46E Sea Knight sits on the flight line during sunset aboard Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Sept. 11. Marines of HMM-268 conducted familiarization navigation flights and night confined area landing fligh... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262, Flying Tigers), embarked onboard the Harpers Ferry Class Dock Landing Ship, USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), flies to a temporary Landing Zone (LZ) to offload supplies and personnel to assist with the rescue and recovery effort to find survivors after a landslide devastated Guinsahugon Village, Saint Bernard Municipality, Leyte Island, Philippines (PHL). The USS HARPERS FERRY is visiting the Philippines on a regularly schedule Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Spring Patrol and has been tasked to provide humanitarian assistance to the landslide victims

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Saint Bernard State: Leyte Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Marvin E. Thompson, Jr., Usn Release Status: Released to Public... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) that was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on October 25 during Operation Urgent Fury

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) that was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on October 25 during Operation Urgent Fury

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

The folded rotor blades of CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Squadron 261 form a pattern on the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUAM (LPH-9). The ship is participating in operations off the coast of Lebanon

The folded rotor blades of CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED) Scene Camera Operator: JOCS Kirby Harrison Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

An air-to-air right side view of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter

An air-to-air right side view of a U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Cleveland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 (HMM-265) take on troops and equipment at a landing zone on the station. The helicopters and troops are participating in Exercise RimPac '88

Two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC '88 Base: Bellows Air Force Station, Oahu State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter flies over the gulf after taking off from the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise THALAY THAI '89. The helicopter is from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter flies over the gulf after taking off fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

Fog obscures a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163) on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS VANCOUVER (LPD-2) during the joint Thai/U.S. exercise Thalay Thai '89

Fog obscures a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261), left, and three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of HMM-261 start up their engines on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) during a rehearsal for Operation Sharp Edge. The SAIPAN is on station off the coast of Liberia

A CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) lifts off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) as an AV-8B Harrier aircraft is readied for takeoff during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) are being sent to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 26...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Marines working for the Combat Cargo Office aboard the amphibious assault ship USS SAIPAN (LHA 2) carry baggage aboard a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during Operation Sharp Edge. Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU) will be flown to the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, to augment security and evacuate U.S. and foreign nationals from the fighting between government and rebel forces

Marines working for the Combat Cargo Office aboard the amphibious assa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Kip Burke Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Four civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who were evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia, were processed aboard a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Liberia before being flown to Sierra Leone

Four civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released ... More

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft takes off from the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA-4) during Operation Desert Shield. Lined up along the edge of the flight deck are two Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and several AH-1T Sea Cobra helicopters and UH-1N Iroquois helicopters from Marine Utility/Attack Squadron 269 (HML/A-269)

A Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft takes off from the flight deck o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Gulf Of Oman Scene Camera Operator: PH1(Ac) Scott M. Allen Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

Two air crewmen from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) carry an elderly woman from their CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter after arriving at the city's Lungi Airport. Civilians evacuated from Liberia are being flown to Sierra Leone from U.S. Navy ships that are on station off the Liberian coast as part of Operation Sharp Edge

Two air crewmen from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Freetown Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Releas... More

A heat exchanger unit is being used to warm the engine of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LHP-7) in preparation for flight operations during NATO Exercise Teamwork '92

A heat exchanger unit is being used to warm the engine of a CH-46E Sea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Robert K. Hemmerly Release Status: Relea... More

A heat exchanger unit is used to warm the engine of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 263 (HMM-263) on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) during NATO Exercise Teamwork '92

A heat exchanger unit is used to warm the engine of a CH-46E Sea Knigh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAMWORK '92 Base: Trondheim Fjord Country: Norway (NOR) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Robert K. Hemmerly Release Status: Relea... More

An M-198 155mm howitzer is deployed during an amphibious beach assault exercise by Marines from the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield. In the background, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter rests on the beach as the Marines set up camp

An M-198 155mm howitzer is deployed during an amphibious beach assault...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Ken Mark O'Connell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mili... More

U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, upper right, on a desert air field during a Sea Soldier III exercise in support of Operation Desert Shield

U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters and CH-53E Super Stall...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Thomas Witham Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Marines board a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) during the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93

Marines board a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert Scoggin ... More

A group of four CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters make their way to the USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the exercise

A group of four CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters make their way to the US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP STRIKE '97 Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Jon W. Halinkowski Release Status: Released to Public... More

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), US Marine Corps, conduct fastrope training from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter onto the flight deck of the USS BOXER (LHD 4) to maintain their proficiency during a Western Pacific deployment, WestPac 99-1

Marines from the Force Reconnaissance Platoon, 13th Marine Expeditiona...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss Boxer (LHD 4) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Branden P. O'Brien, Usmc Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

Four United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters line-up on the Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina flight line as they prepare to depart after a refueling stop. The USMC CH-46E's, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Two (HMM-162) 'Golden Eagles' at Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina, have just been hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130 of Marine Aerial Reueling/Transport Squadron Two Five Two (VMGR-252) from MCAS Cherry Point, NC. The hot pit refueling, where one or more aircraft refuel with their engines running, occured as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia for an exercise, 14 August 2000

Four United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters line-up ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis Release Status: ... More

A close up front view of a US Marine CH-46E (Sea Knight) helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM- 262), makes a landing approach on the flight deck of the USS Essex (LHD 2) during the FOAL EAGLE 2000 exercise off the coast of Pohang, Korea. The US Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) spent two months participating in various training operations on and off the coast of Japan, Korea and Hong Kong, China

A close up front view of a US Marine CH-46E (Sea Knight) helicopter fr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Pohang Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Ryan T. Ledoux, Usmc Release Statu... More

A US Navy (USN) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter hovers over the stern of a Military Sealift Command (MSC) Mars Class combat stores ship, the USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3) in a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

A US Navy (USN) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter hovers over the stern of ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: USS Kitty Hawk Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Christopher S. Borgren... More

Corporal (CPL) John Allen, USMC, Crewchief, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, observes right lateral of his CH-46E Sea Knight during take-off from 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main (DM), Combat Operations Center (COC) near Sarabadi, Iraq during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein. (Substandard image)

Corporal (CPL) John Allen, USMC, Crewchief, Marine Medium Helicopter S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sarabadi State: Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release... More

Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Mark Kirkland, USN, Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) Corpsmen, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-162 (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) New River, North Carolina, aboard a CH-46E Sea Knight. The CH-46E is provided to transport 1ST Marine Division (MD), Division Main (DM), Combat Camera during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. Operation IRAQI FREEDOM is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein

Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) Mark Kirkland, USN, Casualty Evac...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Sarabadi, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Howard J. Farrell, USMC Release Status... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM-364), Marine Air Group-39 (MAG-39) prepares for a mission at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ali Al Salem Air Base Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release St... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Eight (HMM-268) lands at Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter assigned to Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base State: Al Ahmadi Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Willia... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment (2/3), relax a minute as they catch a ride in a CH-46E Sea Knight, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-262 (HMM-262), Marine Aircraft Group-36, 1ST Marine Aircraft Wing, during training Exercise CROCODILE 2003 at Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Australia

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: CROCODILE 2003 Base: Camp Samuel Hill State: Queensland Country: Australia (AUS) Scene Major Command Shown: Golf 2nd Bn 3rd ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Edward Beattie (top left) grabs the outboard end of a USMC Sikorsky CH-46E Sea Knight Helicopter rotor blade while USMC Lance Corporal (LCPL) Justin Leonard (bottom right) holds the inboard end of the rotor blade. USMC LCPL David Noble (middle) and USMC Corporal (CPL) Sedric Gullett (behind blade) stand by ready to assist. These four Marines are with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264) and are replacing the rotor blade of the CH-46E at the airstrip in Al Asad, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Edward Beattie (top left) grabs ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Asad State: Al Anbar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Alicia M. Garcia, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milita... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22 Osprey, Marine Tiltrotor Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 22 (VMX-22), prepares to land on the flight deck of the US Navy (USN) Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1). The WASP, homeported at Naval Station (NS) Norfolk, is conducting port familiarization operations in anticipation of an upcoming underway training period with the USMC MV-22 Osprey. The MV-22 is an advanced technology, vertical/short takeoff and landing (VSTOL) multipurpose tactical aircraft, and scheduled to replace the aging CH-46E Sea Knight and CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopters currently in service

A US Marine Corps (USMC) MV-22 Osprey, Marine Tiltrotor Operational Te...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Timothy Bensken, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Sacramento, CA, July 13, 2008 -- Three Marine helicopter units - Marine Medium Helicopter Training Squadron (HMMT)   164 and Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 268, both based out of Camp Pendleton, Calif., and Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 465 based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego - fly CH-46E Sea Knight and CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters equipped with specialized fire fighting buckets. Monday, aerial assets of the 302nd AEG did not perform aerial firefighting missions due limited visibility over the fires. The 302nd AEG aerial assets have conducted 985 drops, numbering more than 1,350,000 gallons of fire retardant and water.  FEMA/Adam DuBrowa

Sacramento, CA, July 13, 2008 -- Three Marine helicopter units - Marin...

Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sgt. Richard Andis teaches a weapons class here Dec.

Sgt. Richard Andis teaches a weapons class here Dec.

Sgt. Richard Andis teaches a weapons class here Dec. 13. Andis, 24, serves with Battalion Landing Team 3/1, the ground combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The Camp Pendleton, Calif.,-based 11... More

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter waits on the flight

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter waits on the flight

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter waits on the flight line of Antonio Bautista Air Base in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on April 15, 2012. Multiple CH-46Es with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262) arrived ... More

Flight deck crewmen and Marines offload an M-274 lightweight vehicle from a Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3). The Marines are a part of Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, who are returning from an operation held in Australia

Flight deck crewmen and Marines offload an M-274 lightweight vehicle f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Indian Ocean (IOC) Scene Camera Operator: CPL. Kaeter Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, loaded with mail from the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International Airport, prepares to take off. The Marines have been deployed in Lebanon as part of a multi-national peacekeeping force following confrontation between Israeli forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization

A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, loaded with mail from the U.S. Marine ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN) Scene Camera Operator: GUNNERY Sgt. R.D. Lucas Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital... More

An interior view of the cockpit of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) that was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on October 25 during Operation Urgent Fury

An interior view of the cockpit of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

An interior view of the cockpit of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) that was shot down by anti-aircraft fire on October 25 during Operation Urgent Fury

An interior view of the cockpit of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter of M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

A Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HML/A-167) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prepares to transport confiscated military equipment from an Iranian oil platform. The platform was strafed a later destroyed by gunfire from U.S. destroyers in retaliation for the Iranian mining of the guided missile frigate USS SAMUEL B. ROBERTS (FFG-58)

A Marine Utility/Attack Helicopter Squadron 167 (HML/A-167) CH-46E Sea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161) AH-1 Sea Cobra and CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters line the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3) during flight operations off the coast of San Diego

Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 161 (HMM-161) AH-1 Sea Cobra and CH-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A view of AH-1 Sea Cobra and CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters parked on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS BELLEAU WOOD (LHA-3)

A view of AH-1 Sea Cobra and CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters parked on t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PHCS Ron Bayles Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A group of Marines waits for two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163) to land with more troops during the joint Thai/U.S. exercise Thalay Thai '89

A group of Marines waits for two CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters of Mari...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Thailand (THA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter armed with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles, foreground, and several CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopters are assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter armed with two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, foreground, and several CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters sit on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopters are assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU)

An AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89 Country: Gulf Of Thailand Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter arrives over the grounds of the U.S. Embassy carrying a fuel bladder during Operation Sharp Edge. An amphibious ready group is on station off the coast of Liberia to provide support for the embassy and evacuate civilians caught in Liberia's civil war

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Monrovia Country: Liberia (LBR) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to... More

Civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Lungi airport, just north of Freetown, Sierra Leone, during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who were evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia, were processed aboard a U.S. Navy ship off the coast of Liberia before being flown to Sierra Leone

Civilians disembark from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released ... More

Civilians wearing life preservers and cranial helmets wait for the word to board a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter aboard the tank landing ship USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY (LST-1197) during Operation Sharp Edge. The civilians, who will be flown to Freetown, Sierra Leone, were brought to the BARNSTABLE COUNTY after being evacuated from the midst of the civil war in Liberia

Civilians wearing life preservers and cranial helmets wait for the wor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: SHARP EDGE Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 William G. Davis Iii Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Four Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters, foreground, and six AH-1 Sea Cobra helicopters sit idle on the flight line at Landing Zone 32 (LZ-32) Site Alpha during Operation Desert Shield

Four Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters, foreground, and six A...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT SHIELD Country: Saudi Arabia (SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT. Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

SGT. R.L. Ward, left, and SGT. G.M. Bullock of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (HMM-165) remove a rotor blade from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter at the Jubail Naval Airport during Operation Desert Storm.

SGT. R.L. Ward, left, and SGT. G.M. Bullock of Marine Medium Helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Jubail Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER SGT. H. Gray Release Status: Released to ... More

SGT. Mark Gasoway, left, and SGT. D.C. Peterlinz stand by at the Marine command post near a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter prior to flying a mission in support of Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid Kurdish refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Both men are crew chiefs with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 264 (HMM-264), 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit

SGT. Mark Gasoway, left, and SGT. D.C. Peterlinz stand by at the Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Base: Zakhu Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Bruce Wallace Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Four CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) fly past the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) during a demonstration for the ship's American and Italian guests. The guests came aboard the WASP in Fiumicino, Italy, a port city near Rome, earlier in the day to take part in the ship's observance of the 4th of July

Four CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squad...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Jerry M. Ireland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photogr... More

A Marine slides down a rope suspended from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 162 (HMM-162) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter as it hovers over the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) during the NATO exercise Display Determination '91

A Marine slides down a rope suspended from a Marine Medium Helicopter ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DISPLAY DETERMINATION '91 Country: Mediterranean Sea(MED) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 R.C. Witham Release Status: Released to ... More

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit rappels from a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter to the deck of the amphibious transport dock USS AUSTIN (LPD-4) during a simulated tactical recovery of aircraft personnel (TRAP) mission

A member of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit rappels from a Marine M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter flies in front of three ships conducting an underway replenishment. They are, from left to right, the guided missile cruiser USS GETTYSBURG (CG-64), the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR-6) and the dock landing ship USS GUNSTON HALL (LSD-44)

A Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 261 (HMM-261) CH-46E Sea Knight he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Adriatic Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Bivera Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Marines board a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS GUADALCANAL (LPH-7) during the joint service Exercise Ocean Venture '93

Marines board a Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 (HMM-365) CH-46E...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '93 State: Puerto Rico (PR) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Robert Scoggin ... More

A close-up view of CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) as the vessel is moored at Jebel Ali

A close-up view of CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters on the flight deck of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: United Arab Emerites (UAE) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 John Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A displaced mother and her daughters come home to East Timor, months after fleeing the unrest there. Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 brought three CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters to provide approximately 44 men, women and children with transportation home. A Marine collects the helicopter safety gear (right), while in the distance Marines unload the passenger's baggage from one of the CH-46Es. HMM-265 (minus) is the Air Combat Element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) East Timor. SPMAGTF East Timor is in the area aboard USS JUNEAU (LPD 10) and supports International Forces, East Timor's, turnover to the new United Nations Transitional Administration East Timor

A displaced mother and her daughters come home to East Timor, months a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: East Timor Country: Indonesia (IDN) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Bryce R. Piper Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digit... More

A United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight crewmember leans out of the crew entry door and gives the air crewmember leaning out of the helicopter in front of his a 'Hang Loose' sign moments before taking off from Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina The USMC CH-46Es, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Two (HMM-162), Marine Corps Air Starion, New River, North Carolina, have just been hot pit refueled by a USMC KC-130. The hot pit refueling occured as the helicopters transited the area while deploying to Naval Air Station Atlanta, Georgia for an exercise, 14 August 2000

A United States Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight crewmember leans out of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Shaw Air Force Base State: South Carolina (SC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Greg L. Davis Release Status: ... More

While in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4) gear, Marines from 3D RECON BN, 3D MAR DIV, perform a Special Patrol Insertion/Extraction (SPIE) from a CH-46E Sea Knight. Third Reconnisiance Battalion participated in a training exercise that tests the unit's ability to react during real world Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) threats

While in Mission-Oriented Protective Posture response level 4 (MOPP-4)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Hansen State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: 3rd Recon BN Scene Camera Operator: PFC Leslie Hew... More

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) West 2001 at Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California, midshipmen move away from CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter for training in the field

During Marine Week of the Career Orientation and Training of Midshipme...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. Shane A. Austin, Usm... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 266 (HMM-226) take off a Landing Zone Cupcake after extracting USMC Marines assigned to C/Company, 1ST Battalion, 6th Marines, from the Chocolate Mountain Firing Range at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Arizona (AZ), during Exercise Diamond Thrust

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters assigned to M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Yuma State: Arizona (AZ) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Luis A Palacios, USMC Release Status: Released to ... More

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Two Six Four (HMM-264), arrive at the Freetown International Airport following a rainstorm, while deployed to provide personnel recovery and emergency evacuation capability for the Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team (HAST) and the Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team (FAST), at Lungi, Sierra Leone, while deployed with the 398th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) in support of Joint Task Force (JTF) Liberia

Two US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JTF LIBERIA Base: Lungi Country: Sierra Leone (SLE) Scene Camera Operator: Tsgt Justin D. Pyle, USAF Release Status: Release... More

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-364 (HMM-364), Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Pendleton, California (CA), taxis down the runway in Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

A US Marine Corps (USMC) CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter, Marine Medium H...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Al Kut State: Wasit Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Andrew Williams, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

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