USS Iwo Jima, 07 January 2006 —
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 365 practices
at-sea landings aboard
USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7).
HMM-365 pilots are completing their required shipboard qualifications while
participating in the Group Sail exercise.
HMM-365 is the Aviation Combat Element of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit.
The 24th MEU is scheduled to deploy in the spring with the seven vessels of the Iwo Jima
Expeditionary Strike Group. The Marines’ mission and destination have yet to be determined.
DoD Photo by:Gunnery Sgt. James H. Frank
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Updated: 29 April 2007 | Born on 11 January 2006 |