Strait of Hormuz / Mount Rushmore / East Coast / West Coast / Arabian Gulf / /
Organization
Marine AirGround Task Force / Sea Knight squadron / Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron / Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron / Cobra’s mission / Navy / Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron / Marine Attack Squadron / 1st Marine Expeditionary Force / Marine Air Logistics Squadron / Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron / 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit / United States Navy / /
Person
Thomas D. Walhauser / Bryan Wittmer / Manuel Delarosa / Ray Ozambela / Rick Wiggins / Ned Biehl / Mark Peters / Crystal King / Don McCowan / Wendy Leland / Michael J. Black / Seth Wolcott / Chris Chown / Scott Williams / David Senn / Jason Gerin / Huey / William Polson / /
Position
Captain / CH-46E pilot / Lt. Col. / Sailor / enlisted crew chief / Lieutenant Colonel / crew chief / author / UH-1N pilot / Colonel / Sergeant / Major / airborne controller / forward air controller / representative / ground mission commander and the air mission commander / First Lieutenant / maintenance controller / pilot / /
Story and Photos by Wendy Leland hen Tarawa (LHA 1) began her scheduled sixmonth cruise in the Arabian Gulf in February, it was evident that this was going to be anything but a routine deployment. The ship was abuzz with