U.S.M.C. CH-46 Sea Knight

Strait Of Malacca, 05 January 2005 — A Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter, assigned to the “White Knights” of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron One Six Five (HMM-165), carrying supplies, approaches the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during a vertical replenishment operation. Bonhomme Richard promptly changed her deployment schedule to support Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian relief effort in the wake of the Tsunami that struck South East Asia.

U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Juan E. Diaz

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