8/14/2011 By Gunnery Sgt. Scott Dunn A
UH-1Y Venom piloted by Capts. Ben Schneider and Joshua Bosworth lifts
from the amphibious assault ship Makin Island Aug. 14 to support a
counter-piracy training mission miles from Southern California's San
Clemente Island. The utility helicopter belongs to a detachment of
skid-landing helicopters attached to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron
268 (Reinforced), the aviation combat element of the 11th Marine
Expeditionary Unit. The unit embarked Makin Island and the amphibious
transport dock New Orleans in San Diego and sailed Aug. 10 to begin its
first seagoing exercise since becoming a complete Marine air-ground task
force in May. Schneider, 34, is from Inver Grove Heights, Minn.
Bosworth, 26, is from Vienna, Va. |
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