USS Hopper (DDG 70) Sailors Conduct Training with Marines

by Petty Officer 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen

231208-N-EE352-1097 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope down from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70).

USS Hopper (DDG 70) Sailors Conduct Training with Marines

231208-N-EE352-1097 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope down from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70).

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231208-N-EE352-1097 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2023) Marines, assigned to the Maritime Raid Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fast rope down from a U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Venom helicopter during a visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Hopper (DDG 70). VBSS is a type of maritime interdiction training exercise. Hopper, assigned to Carrier Strike Group ONE, is deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Leon Vonguyen)