U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
Summary
U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conduct preliminary boarding procedures on a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and MV-22B Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 (Reinforced), 26th MEU, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 7, 2017. The preparations ensure the 26th MEU is ready to respond to any requests to bolster Northern Command's support of FEMA's assistance to federal, state and local authorities' ongoing relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tojyea G. Matally)
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uss kearsarge
fema
26th meu
26th marine expeditionary unit
marine medium tiltrotor squadron 162 reinforced
relief efforts
disaster relief
norfolk
comcam
battalion landing team
vmm 162 rein
aviation combat element
2 6
blt
ground combat element
hurricane irma
hurricane irma 2017
lance cpl tojyea matally
blt 2 6 vmm 162 rein rehearse preliminary boarding procedures aboard the uss kearsarge
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Date
07/09/2017
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