Marines and sailors with Company C, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, execute a helicopter assault on Ie Shima Island, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan. As the MEU’s Helo Company, this raid type training prepares the unit for real-time objectives it may face in its role. The unit is offloaded from CH-46E Sea Knight and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters, provided by the MEU’s Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, to eliminate hostile forces (Marine role-players) on the ground.
Date Taken: | 01.12.2012 |
Date Posted: | 01.14.2012 19:59 |
Category: | Newscasts |
Audio ID: | 29084 |
Filename: | 1201/DOD_100306953.mp3 |
Length: | 00:00:50 |
Location: | IE SHIMA ISLAND, OKINAWA, JP |
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