Gulf of Thailand, 01 September 1989 — A sailor stands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) near an AH-1W Sea Cobra helicopter armed with an AIM-9 Sidewinder missile during the combined Thai/U.S. joint exercise Thalay Thai ‘89. The helicopter is assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 (HMM-163), the reinforced aviation combat element of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (11th MEU).
DoD photo taken by: Michael D.P. Flynn
Updated: 21 January 2013 | Born on 24 October 2005 |