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The first contingent of U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit load on to a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter on the deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as the ship operates in the Adriatic Sea on June 8, 1999. The Marines are headed to a staging area in Skopje, Macedonia, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.

U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit load on to a CH-53D Sea Stallion.

The first contingent of U.S. Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit load on to a CH-53D Sea Stallion helicopter on the deck of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) as the ship operates in the Adriatic Sea on June 8, 1999. The Marines are headed to a staging area in Skopje, Macedonia, in support of NATO Operation Allied Force.

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