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A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands on the USS Germantown in preparation for exercise Blue Chromite 2014 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2014. The Marines are assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division,3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Blue Chromite demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps' amphibious and expeditionary capabilities from the sea.

STALLION LANDING

A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands on the USS Germantown in preparation for exercise Blue Chromite 2014 off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 31, 2014. The Marines are assigned to 4th Marines, 3rd Marine Division,3rd Marine Expeditionary Force. Blue Chromite demonstrates the Navy and Marine Corps' amphibious and expeditionary capabilities from the sea.

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