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170319-N-XT039-144 PHILIPPINE SEA (March 19, 2017) Reconnaissance Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force (MRF) of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), place rotors on three combat rubber raiding crafts (CRRC) on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) in preparation for a helo cast exercise. A helo cast is a method used to insert reconnaissance and surveillance teams for amphibious reconnaissance missions requiring small boat operations. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st MEU is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jesse Marquez Magallanes/Released)
| Date Taken: | 03.19.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 03.22.2017 00:02 |
| Photo ID: | 3246142 |
| VIRIN: | 170319-N-XT039-144 |
| Resolution: | 3000x2003 |
| Size: | 979.93 KB |
| Location: | SASEBO, NAGASAKI, JP |
| Web Views: | 23 |
| Downloads: | 49 |
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