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U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Devon Rankin, a MV-22B Osprey aircrew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, instructs members with the International Organization for Migration on how to properly use a life preserver unit prior to boarding an Osprey during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 14, 2023. The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the 31st MEU are working in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance at the request of the government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, after the volcanic eruption of Mount Bagana. Rankin is a native of Purcellville, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Abigail Godinez)
| Date Taken: | 08.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2023 04:38 |
| Photo ID: | 7975823 |
| VIRIN: | 230814-M-NG717-1046 |
| Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
| Size: | 1.27 MB |
| Location: | BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PG |
| Web Views: | 73 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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