U.S.M.C. AH-1W Sea Cobra
Gulf of Thailand,
01 September 1989 — 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).
DoD photo taken by PH1 Michael D. P. Flynn
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