Phrogs Phorever

[HeyJoe]

020404-N-5961C-012 At sea aboard USS Hue City (CG 66) Apr. 4, 2002 -- A CH-46 helicopter from the ?Chargers? of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Six (HC-6) prepares to pick up a pallet of supplies aboard the guided-missile crusier USS Hue City. HC-6 is deployed aboard the fast combat support ship USS Seattle (AOE 3) conducting combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

020408-N-0401E-002 At sea aboard USS Juneau (LPD 10) Apr. 8, 2002 -- An Aviation Boatswain?s Mate directs a Marine Corps CH-46 ?Sea Stallion? as it leaves the ship?s flight deck. The Juneau, part of the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and the Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are conducting the semi-annual amphibious integration training exercise known as ?Blue-Green Workups. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 3rd Class Wes Eplen. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

011013-M-9933D-004 At sea aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5) October 13, 2001 -- A U.S. Marine from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Operations Capable (SOC), prepares for flight operations aboard a CH-46E "Sea Knight" helicopter on the ship's flight deck. Peleliu and her embarked MEU are conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. USMC Photo by Lance Cpl. Matthew J. Decker. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

021001-N-9593M-006 At sea with USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Oct. 1, 2002 -- A CH-46 ?Sea Knight? helicopter assigned to the ?Gunbearers? of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11) framed by the National Ensign of the United States aboard the fast combat support ship USS Camden (AOE 2) during a vertical replenishment at sea (VERTREP). The Abraham Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW 14) are on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Philip A. McDaniel. (RELEASED)

 

[phrogpilot73]

A couple of my favorites:

While a CH-46 Sea Knight lifts off behind him, Lance Cpl. Charles E. Weber, a radio operator with the 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, guards the perimeter a makeshift landing zone at Centennial Middle School in Yuma, Ariz., during an exercise simulating the evacuation of U.S. citizens from a foreign nation in crisis April 17, 2009. For special exercises throughout the year, the city of Yuma allows the Marine Corps to use local parks and school sports fields as training areas, which provide real urban locales that couldn't easily be simulated. During the exercise, numerous CH-46s and CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopters quickly landed and launched again, dropping off Marines and rescuing role players. The exercise was part of the latest Weapons and Tactics Instructors course taught by the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1, based at the Marine Corps Air Station in Yuma. The course teaches Marine aviators and other support personnel from across the Corps the latest in air tactics so students can graduate as instructors who develop future training for their units. Weber is a 20-year-old native of Schwenksville, Pa.

Photo Date Taken: 4/17/2009
Unit: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Photo ByLine: Gunnery Sgt. Bill Lisbon

A Marine from the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit covers his mouth to keep sand out while providing security for a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during a joint mass casualty training exercise May 20 in Grand Bara, Djibouti, near Camp Lemonier. Marines from the unit trained with Guardian Angels from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron during the day-long exercise.

Photo Date Taken: 5/20/2009
Unit: 13th MEU
Photo ByLine: Petty Officer 2nd Class Jesse B. Awalt

Marines of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-264 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly to a public relations event at the Salvation Army Youth Center in Petersburg, Va., Oct. 4, 2006. (Official USMC photo by Cpl. Jeremy Ross) (Released)

Photo Date Taken: 10/4/2006
Unit: 26th MEU
Photo ByLine: Cpl. Jeremy Ross

A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Air Group-41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, Marine Forces Reserve, lifts supplies during exercise Javelin Thrust-09 June 14. Marine Forces Reserve, headquartered in New Orleans, conducts the exercise at six locations throughout the western United States June 6-20.

Photo Date Taken: 6/15/2009
Unit: Marine Forces Reserve
Photo ByLine: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Keith A. Stevenson

 

[HeyJoe]

Helping usher in the transition to the Osprey

021003-N-7564P-011 At sea aboard USS Tarawa (LHA 1) -- A CH-46 "Sea Knight" helicopter hovers over the amphibious assault ship's flight deck, creating a down-wash of air measured by anemometers below (lower left center). The equipment was set up by a team of scientists who are aboard USS Tarawa to conduct tests and gather information designed to improve the safety of the V-22 “Osprey” aircraft, a next-generaltion aircraft under development for future deployment on amphibious ships. U.S. Photo by Chief Journalist W.R. Polson. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

021020-N-9109V-002 At sea aboard USS Saipan (LHA 2) Oct. 20, 2002 -- Members of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) board a CH-46 ?Sea Knight? helicopter during a beach-landing Type Commander Amphibious Training (TCAT) exercises off the coast of North Carolina. The week long TCAT permits the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) the opportunity to work together as a cohesive unit to fine tune their basic ship-handling skills, well-deck and flight-deck operations, and other integral shipboard activities and drills. In addition, TCAT allows the sailors aboard these ships the opportunity to work closely with their Marine counterparts. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kyle T. Voigt. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

021016-N-7222M-002 At sea aboard USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3) Oct. 15, 2002 -- Aviation Boatswain's Mate Reycard A. Abrenilla from Chico, Guam, directs a CH-46 ?Sea Knight? as it drops off 12,800 pounds of supplies for the amphibious assault ship during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea. Belleau Wood carries a crew of 1,000 Sailors and more than 2,000 Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Special Operations Capable (SOC) and is the lead element of a three-ship Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). The ship can use a combination of helicopters, AV-8B ?Harriers? aircraft and amphibious landing craft to send and support Marines ashore during combat and humanitarian operations. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 2nd Class Alan Meza. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

021023-N-5471P-004 At sea with the guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) Oct. 23, 2002 -- A CH-46 ?Sea Knight? helicopter carries supplies to the Mobile Bay during a replenishment at sea (RAS) with the USS Camden (AOE 2). The Mobile Bay is on a regularly scheduled six-month deployment to the Western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Arabian Gulf regions. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

021116-N-0233J-008 At sea with USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Nov. 16, 2002 -- Two CH-46D ?Sea Knights? from the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Support Squadron One One (HC-11) pass each other during a Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) at sea involving the Carl Vinson and the combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE 1). Carl Vinson is currently underway off the South Western California coast conducting training in preparation for their next scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Ryan Jackson. (RELEASED)

 

[HeyJoe]

021211-N-1810F-013 At sea aboard USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Dec. 11, 2002 -- A CH-46 "Sea Knight" hovers over the ship's flight deck during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) evolution. Kitty Hawk is providing a forward presence in the Asia/Pacific region, conducting training and exercises with regional allies. Kitty Hawk is the Navy?s only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer?s Mate 3rd Class Todd Frantom. (RELEASED)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

DatePhotoTaken 9/17/2009 12:43:00 PM
Unit 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing
Dateline MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif.
Caption A Marine from 81mm Mortar Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, here, fast ropes through the rescue hatch on one of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165’s CH-46E “Sea Knight” helicopters at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept. 17. Marines from the platoon jumped through the rescue hatch and out the back of the Sea Knight during the training. Byline Lance Cpl. Justis T. Beauregard

DatePhotoTaken 4/3/2007 7:51:00 AM
Unit 26th MEU
Dateline USS Bataan
Caption A Marine from Company E, Battalion Landing Team 2/2, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, begins a fast-rope descent to the flight deck of USS Bataan from the "hell hole" of a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter during helicopter rope suspension training April 3, 2007. The aircraft hovered 50 feet above the ship during the training. (Official USMC photo by Cpl. Jeremy Ross) Released

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

DatePhotoTaken 6/14/2007 12:16:52 PM
Byline Lance Cpl. Chris T. Mann
Caption A CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopter flown by pilots from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, is seen from the window of another CH-46 during joint-unit training at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. June 14.
Unit Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton

DatePhotoTaken 10/28/2008 2:12:00 AM
Byline Cpl. Aaron J. Rock
Unit 26th MEU
Dateline MIDDLE EAST (Oct. 28, 2008)
Caption Marine CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron-264 (Rein) bring Fox Co., Battalion Landing Team 2/6, to the fight Oct. 28, 2008. HMM-264 and BLT 2/6 are the Aviation and Ground Combat Elements of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit. The 26th MEU is conducting the bilateral training exercise to strengthen cooperation with regional partners.

 

[ChuckMK23]

Found these gems in my patch collection box....

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

A CH-46E “Sea Knight” belonging to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, I Marine Expeditionary Force hovers off the ground as aircrew provide a rappelling platform for the helicopter rope suspension techniques course aboard the base, Oct. 28. The night event provided training hours for the aircrew and helped the Marines with the course become HRST masters. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher O’Quin)(Released)