An HMM-264 CH-46 Sea Knight files along the Liberian coast as part of the aviation combat element of the Iwo Jima (LHD 7) amphibious ready group.An HMM-264 CH-46 Sea Knight The Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem rotor assault helicopter, used by the United States Marine Corps (USMC) to provide all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment. files along the Liberian coast as part of the aviation combat element The core element of a Marine air-ground task force (MAGTF) that is task-organized to conduct aviation operations. The aviation combat element (ACE) provides all or a portion of the six functions of Marine aviation necessary to accomplish the MAGTF's mission. of the Iwo Jima (LHD 7) amphibious ready group An Amphibious Ready Group of the United States Navy consists of a Navy element—a group of ships known as an amphibious task force (ATF)—and a landing force (LF) of United States Marines (and occasionally, United States Army troops), in total about 5,000 people. . The ARG launched more than 200 Marines of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit to support peacekeeping efforts in war-torn Monrovia. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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