Posted: 02/01/2009
A U.S. Navy CH-46E Sea Night helicopter comes in to land after members of the Maldives National Defense Force set up a 360-degree perimeter during Exercise Coconut Grove, Maldives, Feb. 22, 2009. U.S. Marines and sailors assigned to the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit and the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group are participating in the exercise, a bilateral, military and humanitarian civic effort to strengthen international relations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jesse Leger