Members of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU) practice rope-descending techniques from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter positioned at the edge of the stern elevator of the amphibious assault ship USS TARAWA (LHA-1) during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai '89. The helicopter is from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th MEU. Exact Date Shot Unknown
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: THALAY THAI '89
Country: Gulf Of Thailand
Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Nothing Found.
Tags
expeditionary
unit
marine expeditionary unit
meu
practice
techniques
helicopter
edge
elevator
ship
uss
tarawa
assault ship uss tarawa
lha
thai
exercise
thalay
exercise thalay thai
marine medium helicopter squadron
hmm
aviation
combat
element
aviation combat element
us navy ships
united states ships
amphibious assault ship
thai military forces
ch 46 e sea knight
sea knight
us navy
high resolution
ch 46 e sea knight helicopter
thalay thai
exact date
ph 1 michael
us national archives
Date
01/09/1989
Source
The U.S. National Archives
Link
Copyright info
No known copyright restrictions