091006-N-6692A-034 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2009) Seaman John O'Brien, right, from Des Moines, Iowa, signals a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter while under instruction from landing signal enlisted Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Alfred Edwards, from New York, aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are supporting humanitarian assistance operations at the request of the Republic of the Philippines in the wake of tropical storm Ketsana. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino/Released)
091006-N-0807W-783 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Oct. 6, 2009) Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Carigo A. Rula directs a Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) aboard the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49). Harpers Ferry and embarked elements of the 31st MEU are supporting humanitarian assistance efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Ketsana at the request of the Republic of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)
091005-N-0807W-476 MANILA BAY, Philippines (Oct. 5, 2009) A U.S. Marine Corps 7-ton truck rolls off Landing Craft Utility 1631, assigned to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), during an equipment and supply offload. Harpers Ferry, the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are supporting humanitarian efforts in the wake of Tropical Storm Ketsana at the request of the Republic of the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)