Cpls. Joseph E. Longo, right, and Joseph E. Sasamoto practice searching and scanning techniques with a surface-to-air missile launcher aboard USS Makin Island here May 11. Longo, 22, hails from Chino Hills, Calif. Sasamoto, 20, hails from San Jose, Calif. The Marines serve as low-altitude air-defense gunners with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element for the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked the ship, as well as USS New Orleans and USS Pearl Harbor in San Diego Nov. 14, beginning a seven-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Horn of Africa and Middle East regions.
Date Taken: | 05.11.2012 |
Date Posted: | 05.11.2012 19:55 |
Photo ID: | 578511 |
VIRIN: | 120511-M-YP701-010 |
Resolution: | 3600x2400 |
Size: | 1.36 MB |
Location: | INDIAN OCEAN |
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