Skip Whitmore, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, marshals a Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle onto shore south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The amphibious landing craft carried a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. — A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter was delivered to Eglin Air Force Base south of Hurlburt Field on Thursday via a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle (LCAC). U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the LCAC’s departure from the area. Here is a pictorial of the event.
An amphibious Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle moves toward the shoreline south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The LCAC carried a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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An amphibious Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle moves toward the shoreline south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The LCAC carried a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
Skip Whitmore, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, marshals a Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle onto shore south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The amphibious landing craft carried a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter sits aboard a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The amphibious landing craft transported the helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter exits a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The amphibious landing craft transported the helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
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Skip Whitmore, Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City, marshals a Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle back out into the water south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The amphibious landing craft carried a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter exits a Navy Landing Craft Air Cushion vehicle south of Hurlburt Field, Florida, Feb. 24. The amphibious landing craft transported the helicopter from Pensacola to be used for training purposes on the Eglin Air Force Base range. U.S. Highway 98 was closed for a brief time during the Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City LCAC’s departure from the area. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
