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A CH-46D Sea Knight delivers cargo on the flight deck of the Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an underway replenishment

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A CH-46D Sea Knight delivers cargo on the flight deck of the Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an underway replenishment

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East China Sea (Mar. 28, 2003) A CH-46D Sea Knight assigned to the "Gunbearers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Eleven (HC-11) delivers cargo on the flight deck of the Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an underway replenishment of stores and ammunition with the fast combat support ship USS Sacramento (AOE 1). Carl Vinson and Sacramento have just completed participating in Exercise Foal Eagle and are continuing their deployment in the western Pacific Ocean. Exercise Foal Eagle is an annual joint and combined field training exercise between the U.S. and Republic of Korea armed forces. The exercise is designed to strengthen relationships and improve interoperability between both nations through real world training scenarios. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Chris M. Valdez. File# 030328-N-0905V-005

Known as the "Phrog", the Sea Knight was used in all U.S. Marine operational environments between its introduction during the Vietnam War. The type's longevity and reputation for reliability led to mantras such as "phrogs phorever" and "never trust a helicopter under 30". During the 1940s and 1950s, American rotorcraft manufacturer Piasecki Helicopter emerged as a pioneering developer of tandem-rotor helicopters; perhaps the most famous of these being the piston-powered H-21 "Flying Banana", an early utility and transport helicopter. During 1955, Piasecki was officially renamed as Vertol Corporation (standing for vertical take-off and landing); it was around this time that work commenced on the development of a new generation of tandem rotor helicopter. During 1956, the new design received the internal company designation of Vertol Model 107, or simply V-107; this rotorcraft differed from its predecessors by harnessing the newly developed turboshaft engine instead of piston-based counterparts. In 1960, American Boeing acquired Vertol and in 1961, it was announced that Boeing Vertol had been selected to manufacture its model 107M for the U.S. Marine Corps. Following the Sea Knight's first flight in August 1962, the military designation was changed to CH-46A.

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1950 - 1959
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East China Sea
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U.S. NAVY
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