东中国海,韩美“双龙-2014”联合登陆演习中,美国海军陆战队VMM-265倾转旋翼机中队一架 CH-53E 直升机准备从丹佛号两栖运输船坞舰上起飞。双龙演习是韩美“鹞鹰”联合军演的一部分,每年进行一次,演习旨在提高美韩联军在太平洋投送兵力时的协作能力。(Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) First Class Onexi Medina from San Juan, Puerto Rico, signals a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter assigned to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) as it prepares to take off from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9) during flight operations. Denver is assigned to Expeditionary Strike Group Seven and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong, an annual combined exercise conducted by Navy and Marine forces with the Republic of Korea in order to strengthen interoperability across the range of military operations.)