Royal Netherlands Navy Lynx
North Arabian Sea, 05 January 2006 —
Royal Netherlands Marines assigned to the landing platform dock HNLMS De Zeven
Provincien (FFG 802) fast rope from a Lynx helicopter onto the amphibious assault ship
USS Nassau’s
(LHA 4)
flight deck during a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) exercise. The exercise provided
an opportunity for both navies to train in a combined coalition environment to
form a more effective and cohesive force.
Nassau is deployed as flagship for
Expeditionary Strike Group Eight (ESG-8) supporting maritime security operations
in the 5th Fleet area of operations.
U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Amanda Clayton
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29 April 2007
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