Posted: 08/01/2009
U.S. Marines fast rope out of an Ch-46E Sea Knight on to the deck of the replenishment oiler USNS Yukon during a visit, board, search and seizure exercise in the Pacific Ocean, July 30, 2009. The Marines are embarked aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore, which is conducting a composite training exercise to prepare for a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean later this year. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Sarah E. Bitter