Trident Juncture 15, US Navy Photogrpah

151029-M-WC184-008 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal – U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. James Stamper, a landing support specialists, with the Landing Support Detachment, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit embarked aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), holds the sling connecting the M105 trailer to the CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron 162 (VMM-162), 26th MEU, embarked on the USS Arlington, hovering overhead during during an external lift training exercise at Pinheiro Da Cruz, Praia Da Raposa Beach, Portugal, Oct. 22, 2015, during Trident Juncture 15. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. (United States Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Long/ Released)