U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Henry J. Antenor/Released 140421-M-FX659-019.JPG
Apr 22, 2014
The Dokdo (LPH-6111), an amphibious ship from the Republic of Korea's Navy, assists in search and rescue operations in response to the sunken ferry Sewol off the coast of the Republic of Korea, April 20, 2014. The Republic of Korea U.S. sailors and Marines aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) with Amphibious Squadron 11 (PHIBRON) and the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) are currently working side-by-side during the search and rescue efforts. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 had just completed participation in exercise Ssang Yong ’14 and were roughly 100 nautical miles away when they were tasked to respond to the incident April 16. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 provide a forward deployed maritime contingency response force capable of conducting a wide range of amphibious operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
CAMERA
N/A
LENS
APERTURE
SHUTTERSPEED
ISO
No camera details available.
This photograph is considered public domain and has been cleared for release. If you would like to republish please give the photographer appropriate credit. Further, any commercial or non-commercial use of this photograph or any other DoD image must be made in compliance with guidance found at https://www.dimoc.mil/resources/limitations, which pertains to intellectual property restrictions (e.g., copyright and trademark, including the use of official emblems, insignia, names and slogans), warnings regarding use of images of identifiable personnel, appearance of endorsement, and related matters.