Persian Gulf, 30 April 2006 — Flight deck personnel run toward a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the “Sea Elks” of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Six (HMM-166) to remove the chalks and chains before it takes off from the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5). Peleliu and Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3) are deployed to the Western Pacific in support of the global war on terrorism.
U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Zack Baddorf
Updated: 29 April 2007 | Born on 11 December 2006 |