United States Army CH-47 Chinook
Korean Straits, 21 March 2006 —
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Edgardo Bauzon signals to an Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to the
52nd Aviation Regiment from Camp Humphreys Korea, to land on the flight deck of the amphibious command ship
USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19)
during a joint Army-Navy training evolution off the coast of Korea. The CH-47 is a twin-engine, tandem rotor helicopter
designed for transportation of cargo, troops, and weapons during day, night, visual and instrument conditions. The
Blue Ridge is the 7th Fleet command ship, forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan.
U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Marc Rockwell-Pate
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29 April 2007
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