Infantry men from the 26th US Marine Expeditionay Unit (MEU) practice "fast roping" from a CH-53 "Super Stallion" aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS WASP (LHD 1). A US Navy EA-6B Prowler is partially seen at the right. The WASP and 26th MEU are en route to the Mediterranean on a scheduled six-month deployment

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Infantry men from the 26th US Marine Expeditionay Unit (MEU) practice "fast roping" from a CH-53 "Super Stallion" aboard the Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship, USS WASP (LHD 1). A US Navy EA-6B Prowler is partially seen at the right. The WASP and 26th MEU are en route to the Mediterranean on a scheduled six-month deployment

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: USS Wasp (LHD 1)

Country: Mediterranean Sea (MED)

Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Kenneth A. Pace, USN

Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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Date

10/03/1998

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Source

The U.S. National Archives

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